Joe Nichols Quotes

My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.

I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas - that's my favorite of all!

I want to see success right away. And I want to never give up, never stop.

It's important to show solidarity for a child, no matter what. It's important for a child to be raised in a situation where she sees love, solidarity, commitment and honor.

I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that you're going to wish you held onto longer.

When people have passion there's nothing they can't do.

The Lord has blessed me more than I deserve.

I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things because that's part of being an adult.

There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.

The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.

I am a sports fanatic and being able to perform at halftime for the fans of the Steelers and the Jets is such a thrill for me.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

I wanted to make a traditional record that had a lot of art and showed my vulnerable side and showed things I'm passionate about.

My first record deal was an independent record deal back in 1995 or early 1996.

The risks are 'How country can you go?' rather than 'How rock can you take it?'

Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.

If one artist sells five million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, 'Maybe I should do a little of that, too.' That can be tough to resist.

I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off for several years, some with several tours under their belt.

I think the Lord gives us everything we can handle, nothing more.

I can't sing anything other than country!

I believe there's things all around us that make you do good things and some that make you do bad things.

You have to believe that things can be bigger than what you see in front of you in order to move forward.

I enjoy my life very much.

I married a woman who's not going to take anything. No slips. She's very accountable, and she holds me very accountable.

I think every artist would love to just please themselves musically all day long.

I think it's a natural fit, major league baseball and country music.

It's very hard for me to say I'm sorry... but I do.

I was probably nine or ten the first time I heard there was no Santa Claus.

I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse.

I'm a traditional country singer and we're always trying to make that a fresh and modern sound. That's always going to be the challenge with me.

I'm big into fishing, but I've never been much of a hunter. I never was really raised around it a whole lot, so I never got a chance to do it a whole lot.

Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.

Music is also supposed to be fun. On this record, (titled 'III'), I really had the desire again to jump back into some good-time, fun-loving songs.

Everything that's cool that happens, I look at my wife and I say, 'We need to enjoy this moment right here! This is really special!'

I've learned to never underestimate the impossible.

It's important that adults get along with each other for the child's sake, and that is our situation.

You know, I can be the happiest man in the world with minimal record success.

The overall physical demand that Iraq has is pretty amazing. It's 130 degrees, and the soldiers are carrying about 100 pounds of extra gear. It's a pretty rigorous schedule and routine for them.

In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.

Learning how to relive again on life's terms sure doesn't do much for your confidence. You have to kind of walk in faith that the next step is going to be just a little bit better than the last step.

Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective.

Sometimes you have to listen to other people, and see what the audiences want. That's what entertaining is about.

The passion for doing music, the passion that I have for going out and playing it live - my love for country music is back.

When you find great songs, and somehow you get a spark in a little way, it can become brand new.

I don't think there's anything wrong with singing a song and having fun with it.

The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road.

You know, I'd like to sit here and blame everybody else for my trouble. I just can't do that. I can't find it in myself to do it.

I recorded the song 'Believers' because I feel the song has a strong and much needed message. We all need encouragement and something to believe in.

I'm proud to have so many great friends at country radio who believe in what I do - thanks to all of them.

Anybody can get lost in themselves.