Quotes from George Strait

I think 'Beyond the Blue Neon' is the best I've ever done.

In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records.

In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records. And I wanted everything that went along with it.

I love to fish. You can go hours without anything happening, and all of a sudden a big blue marlin comes into the spread and it's cockpit chaos. My dream is to catch a grander, a 1,000 pounder.

Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.

I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it.

I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music.

Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life.

Country music and just music in general really lost a great friend today.

I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can.

I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I'll be.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life... I like to be outdoors, I like to hunt, I like to fish, I like to play golf.

Swing is my favorite kind of music.

I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it.

All my Ex's live in Texas, and that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee.

You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete. And as long as there is breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.

Life's not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.

She's a devil, she's an angel, she's a woman, she's a child. She's a heartache when she leaves you, but she'll leave you with a smile.

I don't mind traveling that much when I can go somewhere and stay there for a while, but touring is different. You rarely see anything. You get there early in the morning and you're resting all day, and you go in and do a sound check, and you do the show, and then bam you're gone.

I didn't want to be 40 or 50 years old and still playing clubs, I didn't feel like I was making any progress, and I actually gave the band notice at one point. I began to have doubts about my abilities.

I've been fortunate.

I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music.

Even though I've been doing it for so long, I still feel fresh. Even when I walk out on stage, I still feel pretty much the same as I've always felt.