Jimmy Buffett Quotes

James William Buffett is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author, actor, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads".

Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a best-selling writer and is involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best-known songs; he owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. Wikipedia  

✵ 25. December 1946   •   Other names ג'ימי באפט, Τζίμι Μπάφετ, 吉米·巴菲特
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Famous Jimmy Buffett Quotes

“Some of it's magic and some of it's tragic but I had a good life all the way.”

Variant: Some of its magic, some its tragic, but I've had a good life along the
way.

“If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane.”

Variant: If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

Jimmy Buffett Quotes about life

“Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.”

Variant: Life is more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.

Jimmy Buffett Quotes about time

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“To me it was more about eight years of bad policy before (Obama) got there that let this happen. It was Dracula running the blood bank in terms of oil and leases. I think that has more to do with it than how the president reacted to it.”

Jimmy Buffett Organizes Gulf Benefit, Blames Bush for Spill, foxnews.com, July 6, 2010, January 6, 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/07/06/jimmy-buffet-organizes-gulf-benefit-blames-bush-spill/#ixzz1AHyM5yHe,

“Now, I don't know,
I don't know where I'm a gonna go
When the volcano blow.”

Volcano, written with Keith Sykes and Harry Dailey
Song lyrics, Volcano (1979)

“These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes,
Nothing remains quite the same.
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands,
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.”

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Song lyrics, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (1977)

“The Great Filling Station Holdup”

Song lyrics, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)

“Son of a son, son of a son, son of a son of a sailor.
Son of a gun; load the last ton,
One step ahead of the jailer.”

Son of a Son of a Sailor
Song lyrics, Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

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