Not only am I trying to be a daddy, but also a friend, not be the old fogey thats slowing everybody else down... not for a while, at least.

I don't feel like God called me to be a Gospel singer. He didn't call me to be a Christian singer, he called me to be a country singer, and I just happen to be a Christian.

Look to the Heavens, you can look to the skies. You can find redemption staring back into your eyes.

I grew up like a lot of country boys and girls do - amongst the pine trees, dirt roads, farms, mules and people who were real.

I'm normally the guy that stands off in the corner.

Singing allowed me to express myself in ways that I wouldn't be able to do otherwise.

I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.

It's hard sometimes to capture magic when it comes to live records.

I grew up going to a real small missionary baptist church. We would sing a lot of the old standards... the hymns and everything. Those songs are still my favorite and are pretty timeless.

'Firecracker' was such a fun song to write and to perform.

I've never had the patience of a teacher.

See, those who wield the primordial forces of creation have a long-running grudge with physics.

A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.

One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.

The average American is for the underdog, but only on the condition that he has a chance to win.

If I was a girl I'd still swing both ways anyway.

All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of their masterpiece.

If I go on talking and talking...and telling you things about pretending, I shall bear it better. You don't forget, but you bear it better.

Intellectuals are people who believe that ideas are of more importance than values. That is to say, their own ideas and other people's values.

The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them.

Imagination is the first step in creation whether in words or trifles. The mental pattern must always precede the material form.