I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think.

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.

All family stories are important, just as all people are important, and they deserve to be passed along.

If I have to question a friendship, then it wasn't a friendship to begin with.

I don't think lyrics need to be deep - just write whatever comes out of you. You don't need to find intense meaning in everything.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

IMMORTAL is an ample word When what we need is by, But when it leaves us for a time, 'Tis a necessity.

In Africa, the woman was co-equal. In Europe, the woman was a vassal. To some extent, she still is.

A vampire may play with his food, but he never sets it free.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

I did a guest appearance on The Practice and loved it.

We fight to keep something alive rather than in the expectation that anything will triumph.