Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don't think about how a song will be received. I just hope that, when somebody hears one of my songs, they'll want to hear it again.

If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.

That's right, you're not from Texas. But Texas wants you anyways.

If it's not too late, make it a cheese-burger

What would we do if we didn't try? We have to try.

You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.

Barbecue sauce is like a beautiful woman. If it's too sweet, it's bound to be hiding something.

Home is where my horse is.

When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.

You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you.

Man, I need to impress her, cause I'd like to undress her.

Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other.

Words and love together can more often achieve what magic cannot.

Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community.

I know that we often tremble at an empty terror; yet the false fancy brings a real misery.

Being on a sitcom stops me from getting Alzheimer's.

Friends: how many have 'em? How long before they split like atoms? Don't ask me, but what I do stand behind Is someone havin' your back seems hard to find.

If you have someone on the set for the hair, why would you not have someone for the words?

Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.

Fashion is merely a saying: I belong to your world. I'm wearing the same uniform as your army, so don't shoot.

Follow your goals and stay focused, because you really don't have much time.