It's a good question, because to be believable is the only way that you could be successful.

I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites.

There's no way to be able to tell what it's like to be a country singer until you're walking in the shoes.

You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.

You can run for cover, you can run for help. You can run to your lover, but you can't ever run from yourself.

I don't know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder... I think it's just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.

Love should be simple, but it's not. Hate should be hard, but it's easy.

Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling that I had.

The world says they'll never make it, love says they will.

But the main thing is that medication, too, is not all the help.

Happiness is a fresh flower!

If everything in this world was in constant decay, why expend so much energy gnashing my teeth over work?

whenever we stop doing something, we start doing anything

Boys have said in the past that I live my life like a movie. I love all things romantic, like kissing in the rain.

Music is in the space between the notes.

A lottery is the perfect tax...laid only upon the willing.

You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid.

Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower.

If you're going to be lucky you've got to think lucky.

For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse.