Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do.

Everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

I don't want to impress, I want to inspire.

From the cradle to the grave, temptations all around. But no matter how good the fix, its gonna take you down.

It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone.

I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only one genre of music. It's vanity because no one does.

You changed my life. You changed my ways. I don't even recognize myself these days. It must be a reflection of you, only you.

Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville.

I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music.

If it's a real dream it's uncrushable.

Life is about holding on and letting go.

In the papers this morning: 'Police closing in on Ian Holloway.' Sorry, it's 'Palace closing in on Ian Holloway.'

One day of praying and six days of fun, the odds against going to heaven are six to one.

I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.

Our children will grow up confused, not respecting the Bible or anything else that is sacred.

Anbody can make an easy deal, but only a true agent can sell a dog.

Passion, not pedigree, will win in the end.

You're the answer to are we alone in the universe?

I have a radar built inside me to avoid punches

Flowers every night Blossom in the sky; Peace in the Infinite, At peace am I.

Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness.