Jimmy Buffett Quotes
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Life was just a tire swing. 'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing. Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken, And I never knew a thing about pain. Life was just a tire swing.
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Barmaid, bring a pitcher, another round of brew. Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw?
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Whether it's a letter, song lyrics, part of a novel, or instructions on how to fix a kitchen sink, it's writing. You keep your craft honed, you acquire the discipline to finish things. You turn into a self-taskmaster.
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I'm growing older, but not up.
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Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat.
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I still believe in rock and roll, it pays my bills.
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Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.
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I have always looked at life as a voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes frightening. In my family and friends I have discovered treasure more valuable than gold.
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And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.
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If I don't die by Thursday, I'll be roaring Friday night.
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We need more fruitcakes in this world, and less bakers!
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You better lava me now or lava me not.
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It takes just as little time to see the positive side of life as it does the negative side.
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You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.
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At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.
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Is it ignorance or apathy, I forget the lessons taught to me.
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Any attempts at autobiography before the age of eighty seem pretty self-involved to me. There are a lot of smart middle aged people but not many wise ones.
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It's my job to be better than the rest, and that's enough reason to go for me. It's my job to be better than the rest, and that makes the day for me.
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My head hurts, my feet stink, and I don't love Jesus. It's that kind of morning.
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Wasting away again in Margaritaville, searching for my lost shaker of salt.
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If life gives you limes, make margaritas.
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I've always found drugs and alcohol somewhat pedestrian. It's like, I don't need an external agent to open my mind. I'm here, conscious, alert, present. Why would I alter that?
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We need more fruitcakes in this world and less bakers! We need people that care! I'm mad as hell! And I don't want to take it anymore!
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We are the people our parents warned us about.