Kenny Rogers Quotes

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Kenny Rogers

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 21, 1938

There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something.

Kenny Rogers

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.

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

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

Kenny Rogers

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.

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

Kenny Rogers

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

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

Kenny Rogers

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.

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

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You know, I've always said, I've never felt I was a particularly good singer, but I've always thought I had a great knack for picking hit songs.

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I feel like I learn something from everything I do.

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

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

Kenny Rogers

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

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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!

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You know, when you're poor and you have a bunch of kids in your family, you don't know that everybody's not poor.

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

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The first six years of my career, I got more comments on my weight than on my singing. So I think I became so self-conscious that I started working on it harder.

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

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