Country seems to be finding a bigger audience. Certainly an audience out of the general country scene is finding me.

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.

That’s the beauty of the universe. There’s always a new mystery.

The effects of outcome expectancies on performance motivation are partly governed by self-beliefs of efficacy

One cannot live for ever by ignoring the price of coffins.

I have only interest in things I could drink.

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

When I was in high school in St. Louis my best friend was Marsha Mason. Marsha was a year ahead of me.

I like people not being able to be pigeon-holed.

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything

Our ultimate goal is extensible programming. By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system.

Listening to the inner voice - trusting the inner voice - is one of the most important lessons of leadership.