Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.

I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.

I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.

I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.

In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent.

Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.

I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.

You either have to be first, best, or different.

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

I believe neither in what I touch nor what I see. I only believe in what I do not see, and solely in what I feel.

Knowing many things doesn't teach insight.

When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

No one masters the heart.

Privacy IS freedom. Leave us alone!

Your gut is always right.

I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever!

I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

They [international terrorists] are after us because we're a Christian nation.