A lot of people play to impress, but the really gifted ones play to move. That's the greatest point of ever doing this.

I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.

I would love to hear someone write a song like 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' rather than 'You're hot. I'm hot. We're in a truck.' It's just mind-numbing to me.

Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.

I've always been more drawn to being normal than being famous.

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

I do not like being famous. I like being normal.

There ain't no future in the past.

I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

I've always felt like every note of a song is of equal value.

One night. May the best witch win.

Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

All we can do about bullies is wish them happiness & celebrate our own.

God, I wish you could have been there.

We live in a world where people are really hungry for information, and they're not hungry for information on subjects that they're not interested in.

As a kid, I knew all of the dinosaurs. It's one of those tragedies that I've forgotten what dinosaurs are cool.

I always wanted to be a fireman, a cop, an Indian chief, a doctor, a lawyer. I always wanted to be all these things, so I am drawn to these kinds of characters.

Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

When earth is rich it bids defiance to droughts, yields in abundance and of the best quality.