I always try to make the music that I like and think my fans will like.

Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age, because there wasn't any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments.

A country song is a song about life.

Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us; but the greatest is love

The older you are, I think you realize what you enjoy and what you don't need, what wears you out and what's important.

To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville. Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever.

I don't like politics, hypocrites, folks with poodles.

Tonight I'm the designated drinker.

I'm usually just enjoying life.

I'm hooked on my baby's love, there ain't nothing in the jug this strong.

Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke risin' against that blue sky? Did you shout out in anger, in fear of your neighbor or did you just sit down and cry?..

Live the future when it comes, not now, only when it comes! Now, only live the now!

When we eat together, when we set out to do so deliberately, life is better, no matter what your circumstances.

My captive. My wife. My entire world.I will love her to the end of time, and I will never, ever let her go.

If you really want to do, be or have anything, then first destroy your greatest enemy 'doubt’. The manifestation of your desire is directly proportional to how much you believe.

Become a ‘good finder’ and seek to acknowledge the best you see in others.

The good news is that going blind is not going to make you as unhappy as you think it will. The bad news is that winning the lottery will not make you as happy as you expect.

Muses work all day long and then at night get together and dance.

What is important is to win.

I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.

A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him.