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01Undated

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

02Undated

One of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

03Undated

I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

04Undated

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

Jimmy Buffett / quote

05Undated

Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

06Undated

Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

07Undated

You are your own best teacher. ~Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett / quote

08Undated

Maybe there is another who sees life not as a flickering candle but as a torch that can illuminate an undiscovered world.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

09Undated

There will always be those who feel more comfortable not venturing from the warmth of the hearth, but there are those who prefer to look out the window and wonder what is beyond the horizon.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

10Undated

It's not the tales of Stephen King that I've read,I need protection from the things in my head . . .

Jimmy Buffett / quote

11Undated

It's not the books by Stephen King that I read,I need protection from the things in my head . . .

Jimmy Buffett / quote

12Undated

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

13Undated

...but I like who I became just fine. That's the way life is. We all try to make something out of our lives, and some of us are just luckier than others.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

14Undated

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

15Undated

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry.

Jimmy Buffett / quote

16Undated

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

Jimmy Buffett / quote

17Undated

Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.

Jimmy Buffett / quote