Jimmy Buffett

“Maybe there is another who sees life not as a flickering candle but as a torch that can illuminate an undiscovered world.”

“Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.”

“I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.”

“If life gives you limes, make margaritas.”

“Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.”

“These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals like they do in Europe. But we got baseball parks.”

“Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.”

“I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then.”

“We are the people our parents warned us about.”

“Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about them. And logically Key West, and then Down Island. So, all of that stuff sort of had it's roots in New Orleans and went crazy.”

“And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.”

“It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.”

“There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry.”

“And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.”

“To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.”

“At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.”

“I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.”

“Indecision may or may not be my problem.”

“My mother insisted that her children read.”

“You are your own best teacher. ~Jimmy Buffett”