Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.

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 you see a leader solving one conflict wisely, remember he is working hard to prevent 10 of such from happening!

Not all the magic of earth is benevolent.

Reality is seeing that the peace in a picture is a dream.

President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship.

I hope that, somewhere, Mom and Dad are proud that little Walter is performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

I saw a lot of people taking the wrong routes, coming up as a kid, just doing the wrong things.

May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.

After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

Acting is contained - you act for three months, then leave it - but writing is the act of creation. Writing is dangerous.