Jimmy Buffett Quotes - Page 5

I recommend that you try a little mental floss.

That to me is the way any good romantic would look at his life: Live it first, then write it down before you go.

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.

I got my hush puppies on. I guess I never was made meant for glitter rock and roll.

I want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family. I've promised myself only this: no more Laundromats, no more two-shows-a-night, and no more deadlines. I'll work at my own pace.

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television.

find yourself a lover who will glue you to the floor

I have been drunk now for over two weeks.

The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.

Nobody else cares about you at the beginning of your career except you-and, of course, your mother. Your mother is there because that is what mothers do.

Mother Mother Ocean, I have heard your call.

Lights are glowing in the palm trees.

Yes, I am a pirate two hundred years too late.

While my mind is flexible, these brittle bones don't bend.

I know a girl made of memories and phrases, lives her whole life in chapters and phases.

I have never cared about setting world records, or filling my boat with fish, or, for that matter, even catching fish. I go for the experience of spending six hours in the arms of the ocean, never thinking of a single thing except chasing fish.

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.

Tonight I just need my guitar.

Today there are two Madonnas, our lady of Fatima over here and that woman from Michigan.

I arm myself with punch lines and a big old water gun.

What if life is just a cosmic joke, like spiders in your underwear.

I remember the excruciating school task of writing a three-page term paper. But, oh, that feeling when I was done! I think I drive myself for that feeling of accomplishment.

When they tried to draft me, I earned a college degree.

The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out.

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.