Glen Campbell Quotes
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It was Dec. 22, 1981. I figured I had messed up enough, and I decided to have a little faith and let God take over. It definitely straightened my act up in a hurry.
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All my records - 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix,' 'Wichita Lineman,' 'Galveston,' 'Rhinestone Cowboy,' 'Dreams of the Everyday Housewife' - they all had strings on them.
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Picking a guitar was a lot easier than picking cotton.
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I'm a take-me-as-l-am person, and all the rest is water under the bridge. You can't change yesterday any more than you can predict what's gonna happen tomorrow.
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I'm running my life according to what I know to be true from the Bible and the old scribes.
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We didn't have electricity when I was a kid. We had to watch TV by candlelight. No, that's a silly joke.
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Some people have said that I can 'hear' a hit song, meaning that I can tell the first time a song is played for me if it has potential. I have been able to hear some of the hits that way, but I can also 'feel' one.
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When I did 'Wichita Lineman,' it was as good as I could do it, so I keep doing it that way. It's such a haunting song.
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I'm an avid golfer.
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I love singing. I just love it.
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I was very candid in my book because I want people to know the truth... and that people can change for the better.
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I spent some time in Hell.
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I gave John Wayne the push he needed to get that Oscar.
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I just tell you, the Lord's been good to me. Even if I was a rounder, He's been really, really nice to me.
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We moved to Los Angeles because our daughter wanted to go to Pepperdine.
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I still love making music. And I still love performing for my fans. I'd like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin.
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What I try to do is live with myself and please me. If I can't do that, I can't please anybody else or live with anybody else.
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Honesty I can take. Lies I get upset about.
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It's easier being with somebody who's got some sense.
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I learned it was crucial to play right on the edge of the beat... It makes you drive the song more. You're ahead of the beat, but you're not.
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I've often asked myself, how much information can the brain actually hold? There'll probably come a day when you're able to download it; that's what you have to do when the machine's full.
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I saw my first indoor bathroom when I was 9.
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Some things I don't want to remember.
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With a lot of songs, songs that don't make a good statement, I forget the words.