Bill Withers

“Then I look at you, and the world's alright with me. Just one look at you, and I know it's gonna be a lovely day.”

“My real life was when I was just a working guy. I was a navy man for nine years. I was a factory worker.”

“Grandma's hands used to hand me piece of candy. Grandma's hands picked me up each time I fell.”

“You can't get to wonderful without passing through alright.”

“I figured out that I don't have a good-enough personality to be a star.”

“We all have the right to be wrong.”

“Sometimes in our lives we all have pain, we all have sorrow, but if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow.”

“Ain't no sunshine when she's gone. It's not warm when she's away.”

“Just the two of us, we can make it if we try. Just the two of us, building castles in the sky.”

“Chasing after the past is a bad idea.”

“It's a huge compliment when people tell you that they got married to your song. It's the highest compliment you can get.”

“I don't know anything about music. I don't really think of myself as a musician.”

“Lean on me, when you're not strong. And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on.”

“I write and sing about whatever I am able to understand and feel. I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror.”

“I'm not a virtuoso, but I was able to write songs that people could identify with. I don't think I've done anything remarkable.”