Best 166 quotes of Jimmy Buffett on MyQuotes

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

And there's that one particular harbor Sheltered from the wind Where the children play on the shore each day And all are safe within...

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.

Any attempts at autobiography before the age of eighty seem pretty self-involved to me. There are a lot of smart middle aged people but not many wise ones.

As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man, I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, and I learned much from both of their styles.

Back to my childhood where those monsters reside. They snack on innocence and dine on self esteem.

Barmaid, bring a pitcher, another round of brew. Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw?

Be good, and you will be lonesome, be lonesome and you will be free. Live a lie and you will live to regret it, that's what living is to me.

Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That's the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns.

Be yourself, be pleasant, play hard and have no regrets.

Bryl-cream, a little dab will do you.

Cheeseburger in paradise!

Come back, come back, back to Jamaica Don't you know we made a big mistaika We would be so sad if you told us goodbye And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky!

Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it.

Drive-in, you guzzle gin, commit a little mortal sin.

Elvis up in Michigan and maybe out in Mars.

find yourself a lover who will glue you to the floor

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

Found a shaman in a diaper with a poppy pot. When I asked if he was cold, he said just think hot.

Fun is about as good a habit as there is.

Give me oysters and beer, for dinner every day of the year, and I'll be fine.

Gluttony, do not eat thy neighbor's wife's popcorn.

Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.

Grief is like the wake behind a boat. It starts out as a huge wave that follows close behind you and is big enough to swamp and drown you if you suddenly stop moving forward. But if you do keep moving, the big wake will eventually dissipate. And after a long time, the waters of your life get calm again, and that is when the memories of those who have left begin to shine as bright and as enduring as the stars above.

He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his own.

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.

I ain't no drinking man, but temptation got the best of me.

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.

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

I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn.

I'd like to be a jellyfish, 'cause jellyfish don't pay rent.

I don't get tired of playing "Margaritaville". It's paid my bills for years.

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

If I couldn't laugh, I just would go insane. If we couldn't laugh, we just would go insane. If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane.

If I don't die by Thursday, I'll be roaring Friday night.

If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain.

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

If someone wants a piece of you, never let them pay. What you do not give to them time takes anyway.

If the phone doesn't ring, it's me.

If we couldn't laugh, we would all going to go insane.

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

I got a PBS mind in an MTV world.

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

I got quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent.

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

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television. My mother insisted that her children read. To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.

I have always looked at life as a voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes frightening. In my family and friends I have discovered treasure more valuable than gold.

I have been drunk now for over two weeks.

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.