Marriage is not easy. You have to decide to work. That's what it really comes down to: two people deciding to stay together or not.

There's two times of year for me: Football season, and waiting for football season.

You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give. You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live.

When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

You gotta love and learn and learn to live.

I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me.

It was important to me to find a label that wouldn't back out after a first single. Everyone's so used to hearing me with Hootie, they're going to be skeptical.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

I don't think I get the respect as a singer. With this record, I wanted to bring respect to my band.

I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did.

Find something that makes you want to give and give and give 'til it hurts.

He said I wanted revenge, but if I wanted revenge I would’ve just broken his heart.

If one lied, or put you down, don't mourn don't grieve, for why do you care, you don't want to be friends with the mean.

Turbulence breaks a tree’s branches, but only tickles an eagle’s wings.

I like fishing, I like painting; I like painting fish.

There are circumstances in which despair does not imply inactivity.

The better proof of reverence for that holy name would be not to profane it by making it a topic of legislative discussion.

It is motive alone that gives real value to the actions of men, and disinterestedness puts the cap to it.

At some point, you gotta stop looking up at the sky, or one of these days you'll look back down and see that you floated away, too.

I'm not quite as anonymous as I was.

The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C's.They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is Confidence.