Kenny Rogers Quotes

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.
Kenny Rogers

Away, Walk, Run

You know, I think the greatest gift in the world is a good employee, you know, or people who can do your work for you and do it well the way you'd like to have it done. And I've always been able to surround myself with really good people.
Kenny Rogers

Work, Good, Greatest

Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board.
Kenny Rogers

Busy, Bored, Learned

There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.
Kenny Rogers

Wisdom, Lose, Off

Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great.
Kenny Rogers

Fear, Good, Great

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.
Kenny Rogers

Old, Older, Growing

I feel like I learn something from everything I do.
Kenny Rogers

Everything, Learn

I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable.
Kenny Rogers

Before, Jeans, Holes

I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get.
Kenny Rogers

Remember, Stage, Walking

I just hope I can spread some of the happiness that's been coming my way.
Kenny Rogers

Happiness, Hope, Coming

I still like going on the road and performing, but it's getting tougher. I try to have my wife and the twins with me but it's getting harder and harder for them. They need to be in a home environment and not traveling with me.
Kenny Rogers

Home, Wife, Try

I think it's fun to play for people who don't know what you do.
Kenny Rogers

I think when you're in the public eye, you feel a pressure to stay younger looking.
Kenny Rogers

Looking, Public, Stay

I was raised in the church.
Kenny Rogers

I'm much more comfortable singing than talking.
Kenny Rogers

Talking, Singing

I'm so totally future oriented that, for me, I don't know what the future's about, but I can promise you it's gonna be exciting.
Kenny Rogers

Future, Exciting, Promise

I've always said music should make you laugh, make you cry or make you think.
Kenny Rogers

Music, Laugh, Said

I've always said that gray hair looks good on everybody but yourself. To me, it makes me look old.
Kenny Rogers

Good, Yourself, Old

If you want people to know what your message is, just sing it.
Kenny Rogers

It is difficult to get played at my age on the radio.
Kenny Rogers

Age, Difficult, Played

Know when to hold 'um, know when to fold 'um and know when to walk away from cameramen.
Kenny Rogers

Away, Walk, Hold

My mom loved to sing - and I'll go on record and say she was the worst singer ever. I'd get up and move away from her!
Kenny Rogers

My music was my life, and it played a large part in my inability to sustain relationships.
Kenny Rogers

Life, Music, Played

People will clap to be nice. They will not laugh to be nice.
Kenny Rogers

Nice, Laugh, Clap

Radio is aimed at the 30-year-old market, so you have to have great music and appeal to get that age group. And you need a record company to believe in you. It's like a bit of the perfect storm.
Kenny Rogers

Music, Age, Great

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Nationality: American

Born: August 21, 1938

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