Kenny Rogers

“When you're tired, you're not as creative. You're not as nice.”

“I never had a doubt that I could be a star.”

“I've never been a classic songwriter. I've been a song interpreter.”

“You can't be everything to everybody.”

“Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.”

“Growing older is not for sissies.”

“I can't think of a better life than the one I've lived.”

“I think the thing that has made me successful is my willingness to be different.”

“I think you have to be willing to take a chance.”

“You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.”

“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“I've always said that I'm a singer who tells stories.”

“I learned a long time ago that one of the most important things in music is to be yourself.”

“I was raised in the projects, and I know what it's like to be poor.”

“Success is a wonderful thing, but it doesn't mean you can't fail.”

“What I am is a singer, and I think I'm a pretty good singer. But I'm also a photographer, a businessman.”

“There's a difference between being a star and being a celebrity. I'm a celebrity.”

“My music is more about storytelling than it is about just singing a song.”