1.
It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.
David Allan Coe
2.
All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.
David Allan Coe
3.
I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile.
David Allan Coe
4.
One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist.
David Allan Coe
5.
Teach my children to love! They'll learn to hate on their own
David Allan Coe
6.
Now I lay me down to cheat on the woman I love so, and if I die between these sheets I pray to God she'll never know.
David Allan Coe
7.
I took the hardest possible route that you could take, and I still overcame and succeeded.
David Allan Coe
8.
I've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about.
David Allan Coe
9.
My long hair just can't cover up my redneck.
David Allan Coe
10.
You don't have to call me 'Mister', Mister;
The whole world called me 'Hank'!
David Allan Coe
11.
The Beatles were just the beginning of everything music could be, just like the Stones I was Rolling along like a ship lost out on the sea.
David Allan Coe
12.
If there ever was a poet for the working class Billy Joe Shaver and Merle Haggard would be my nomination
David Allan Coe
13.
Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.
David Allan Coe
14.
Anybody who goes searching can find enough artistic things I've done that nobody can ever say I sold out.
David Allan Coe
15.
Marty Robbins once sang you give me a mountain, I've been given a few mountains in my life
David Allan Coe