1. “I used to do a lot of interviews in the early ‘80s when my career started, but it came to a point when I decided I didn’t want to talk anymore, and people kind of understood that and left me alone.” – George Strait
2. “My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also.” – George Strait
3. “I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music.” – George Strait
4. “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.” – George Strait
5. “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.” – George Strait
6. “I’m glad He had the never while staring into space, to give this universe a time and place.” – George Strait
7. “As we look into the future, it’s as far as we can see. So let’s make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.” – George Strait
8. “You’ve got to keep the stage world and your real world separated or you’re headed for trouble.” – George Strait
9. “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.” – George Strait
10. “On the Richter scale of love and romance, you’ve hit a twelve.” – George Strait
11. “You don’t have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin’ song.” – George Strait
12. “You know, traditional country music is something that’s going to be around forever.” – George Strait
13. “I don’t think my music’s as traditional as people make it out.” – George Strait
14. “I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.” – George Strait
15. “I’m the luckiest man alive, this is the best day of my life.” – George Strait
16. “Country music and just music in general really lost a great friend today.” – George Strait
17. “Life is not the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away.” – George Strait
18. “It’s been a long hard ride. See you on the other side” – George Strait
19. “I’d say three years ago we played in my hometown of San Antonio for 55,000 people at the Alamodome and walking out there with a crowd like that is just, you’re excited, you’re scared. There are just so many emotions going on. I still get nervous for things like that until after I sing about the first one or two songs, then I settle down.” – George Strait
20. “In all the world you’ll never find a love as true as mine.” – George Strait
21. “I’m the luckiest man alive, this is the best day of my life.” – George Strait
22. “Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend?” – George Strait
23. “I love to fish offshore for billfish and have fished all over for them from the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico to the Texas gulf. I haven’t made it to Australia yet, but someday I’m going.” – George Strait
24. “I like people who are loyal to me, and I like to be loyal, too.” – George Strait
25. “I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.” – George Strait
26. “I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I’ve been to Canada to hunt caribou.” – George Strait
27. “You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I’m just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of ‘em.” – George Strait
28. “I’m not here for a long time. I’m here for a short time” – George Strait
29. “I need someone like me.” – George Strait
30. “You’re the only one and only My heart’s beating for I love you, need I say more.” – George Strait
31. “I just continue to look for different material, great material, as good as I can find, and try to go in there and do as good a job as I can do in making it a record. That’s all you can expect. That’s all that you can do.” – George Strait
32. “I get asked sometimes ‘What’s the highlight of my career?’ because I’ve been doing it for so long, and I always have a hard time coming up with something, because so many good things have happened.” – George Strait
33. “Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was.” – George Strait
34. “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.” – George Strait
35. “I’ve been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise.” – George Strait
36. “I ain’t rich, but Lord, I’m free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I’ll be.” – George Strait
37. “Life is not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.” – George Strait
38. “The almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame, slowly killed tradition, and for that, someone should hang.” – George Strait
39. “My weakness for beautiful women is my most expensive vice, I still believe in matrimony, but I can’t afford another try.” – George Strait
40. “From here on after let’s stay the way we are right now. And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.” – George Strait
41. “Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time.” – George Strait
42. “I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it.” – George Strait
43. “I like the part where you walk up on the stage and you’re up there for the show. I like that part.” – George Strait
44. “I’m always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go through tons of stuff, and sometimes you just find material that kind of fits and becomes something special.” – George Strait
45. “Swing is my favorite kind of music.” – George Strait
46. “I was a young troubadour when I rode in on a song. And I’ll be an old troubadour when I’m gone.” – George Strait
47. “I’ve been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise.” – George Strait
48. “You can lead a heart to love, but you can’t make it fall.” – George Strait
49. “Of all the songs I’ve recorded, ‘Amarillo By Morning’ always sticks out in my mind.” – George Strait
50. “All my exes live in Texas, And Texas is the place I’d dearly love to be, But all my exes live in Texas. Therefore, I reside in Tennessee.” – George Strait
51. “I think that all my albums are different enough where I don’t feel like I did this the last time.” – George Strait
52. “I’ve always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music.” – George Strait
53. “I’ve had great fans, and they’ve been so loyal over the years.” – George Strait