I'll always have songs with a farm connotation on my albums. It's in the fabric of my music, and I plan to keep it that way.

Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.

Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

You're lookin' so good in what's left of those blue jeans Drip of honey on the money maker gotta be The best buzz I'm ever gonna find Hey, I'm a little drunk on you And high on summertime

Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.

You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.

A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

Right now I may not have it all, but I know my future is bright because as long as I live there is hope for my situation.

Your birth is existence breathing out. Your life is the conversation with a message. Your death is existence breathing in.

If you have made a mistake cut your losses as quickly as possible.

I like that there's very little mystery in how the artwork is actually made. It's the labor and the focus and the precision that drives it to the next level.

There are 400,000 species of beetles on this planet, but only 8,000 species of mammals.

I think even in American schools, they must be studying in a specialized manner.

Men need history; it helps them to have an idea of who they are. But history, like sanctity, can reside in the heart; it is enough that there is something there.

I am declined Into the vale of years.

If you go out looking for friends, they'll be scarce. If you go out looking to be one, you'll have all the friends you need.