My family and my friends are most important to me. These people are my foundation.

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.

An illusion is when everyone is in on the joke, a delusion is when you are the joke.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. - Eighth Amendment, United States Constitution

If you ask me what's harder, being famous or flying to space, I'd say fame is much harder.

It doesn't make sense to change who you are just to hang out with people you think are cool. You know, you just have to be yourself.

Become aware of your negative expectations and practice replacing them with positive expectations.

All revolutions are bloody. The October Revolution was bloodless, but it was only the beginning

Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.

This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water besides this, is ignorant and foolish, never attaining to the desired effects.

It is in order that France may find her place in the new Europe that you will respond to my appeal.

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter.