I would feel like my life was a success if my children grow into well-adjusted, happy, functioning members of society. Capable and happy and normal.

Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence. And we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.

We only have one rule and that is there are no rules, so stand up and sing as much as you want to.

I'm not the greatest communicator. I kind of internalize a lot.

Usually right when I'm feeling it, right when it's happening, I always find I need to be in some sort of survival mode or mature mom mode, so it always seems to come later that I have the breakdown.

If something or someone's really bugging you, just sit on it. Just sit on it.

I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.

I really kind of set the bar really low, so I don't get disappointed.

I see life everywhere I look. I get the energy off the water.

We want to be true to ourselves, and honest to the fans and to ourselves.

I'm not good at multi-tasking.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

If your heart truly stops when she looks at you, how come you are still alive?

People ask me what makes a good funeral, and I tell them the most important thing is your man in the casket. If you have a man of substance in there, you have the makings of a first-class funeral.

But with regard to critical occasions, it often happens that all moments seem comfortably remote until the last.

She took a deep breath, "Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing?" His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, "yes," he said finally. -Tana and Gavriel-page 33- chapter 5

Virtue is her own reward.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

The canvas upon which the artist paints is the spectator's mind.

You know what make me laugh? Good, clean, honest humor. Not-trying-to-be-funny humor.

Leave for tomorrow what you can't do today.