Marriage isn't something you agree to do one day, and if things don't go right, then it's over.

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.

Time is a stream which glides smoothly on and is past before we know.

How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you.

People think in Hollywood there's a family, where everybody gets together talks about stuff and we all know each other, and it's just not that way at all to me.

What does bother me is that I have to spend time and energy dealing with the ramifications of what people do think about me.

I think when you do radio there's a certain amount of freedom that when you walk in and sit down and turn the mic on, it's you. It's all you.

Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?

When you like what you like, it makes it easy for your husband to shop for you!

There is always a moment in the pyramid of our lives when the apex is reached.

Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.