I wanted to be Cher for a long time, but not for the singing. I just thought she was so cool. I wanted her long hair, and I wanted to weigh five pounds.

What's meant to be will always find a way.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

There's an energy about Nashville that I love and I miss. And it's so awesome right now. It has a new energy that's so cool.

We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.

My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

I love potatoes - they're my favorite food.

It's cool when your husband starts to sing some old Merle Haggard song and I can pop in with a harmony and it doesn't sound too bad.

I don't spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

If you are able to be good, be thankful to God.

Sometimes, you've got to forget life's lessons, trust your heart and give'mistake' a second chance.

Dessert is to a meal what a dress is to a woman.

Rain is disagreeable, but snow is as much part of the mountain as are sunshine and clear skies.

Evils draw men together.

Reflect upon your present blessings

I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I made landing on a television comedy my main focus.

Entertainment, in the end, is a food industry for feeling.

Every important machine's got to have a big red button.

The good thing about Broadway is that you don't have to worry about an airdate. It gets done when it gets done.