In order to succeed, you can't be afraid to fail. Just do it and don't let anybody tell you you can't.

Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.

I don't know why 'happy' can't be a story.

Nashville is one of the greatest places for the best songwriters in the world. It's been fantastic to live there and to raise our family there. It's a great town.

I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside.

Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.

I have this strength that comes from knowledge.

Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.

It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.

A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.

It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.

Anyone who needs more than one suitcase is a tourist, not a traveler

Evil…doesn’t mean doing things that have bad consequences for people. It means private thoughts and actions that are not to “the Christian majority’s” private liking.

Analysis is soul of thought and ghost of wit.

The law in its majesty prohibits rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges.

You can be too boring, but you can never be too seductive.

We must first give to life if we expect life to give anything in return. This is the divine law.

The less seriously you take yourself, the better work you're going to do.

Snacking is important. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a great example of a perfect snack. They can go a long way.

I want to be an improviser, and I've worked very hard at that. It's an art. You don't just play whatever comes into your head; you have to be very deliberate about what you do.

If you don't keep pushing the limits, you wake up one day and you're the "center square to block."