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“I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.”
― Ricky Skaggs

“If I were stranded on a desert island and could bring only one instrument to keep me company, I’d take a guitar. It’s versatile, and it gives you such a huge repertoire to draw from. I’d be able to play so many more types of songs than I could with a mandolin or a fiddle or a banjo. A guitar is handy to sing along with, too, and I’d have a lot of singing to do to keep from getting too lonesome. Praising God fights depression and loneliness like nothing else can. When you’re praising Him, you’re not thinking about yourself.”
― Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music

“Sometimes a song can take people to a place where a preacher can’t.”
― Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music

“Getting Pee Wee’s mandolin wasn’t an answer to my prayer; it was an answer to my mother’s prayer.”
― Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music