Thank heavens when the first single Bye Bye came off this album work started to pick up, then I'm Alright has taken us across the world. Radio has been very good, it has chosen to be kind to us.

Don't sell out who you really are to make others happy.

The only thing I can count on daily is the unexpected.

Keep those who truly love you close at all times.

Love is timeless and dependable. It's a safe place where I can breathe.

We're all in this together. Choose love.

Songwriting is a great release. It helps me work through things.

I believe every childhood should be magical.

The only thing I can count on daily is the unexpected. I usually try to start my day with a run before I even turn on my computer and clog my head with things to be done.

My kids remind me every day how much I don't know.

Of course we're still having the concert. Don't let a little rain ruin your night.

Lead us toward a speech, which is as beautiful as silence, and toward a silence, which is as beautiful as the sweetest and truest of words. (119)

When you dream, you activate the possibility of what some call impossible.

Growing up in Oklahoma, there wasn't much to do. Play sports, do a lot of drugs, or read and watch movies, which is what I did.

How can you go out on a limb if you do not know your own tree? No art ever came out of not risking your neck. And risk--experiment--is a considerable part of the joy of doing.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter.

Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern.

I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much as it was.

I very rarely listen to the in-flight stuff.

Life is too short to be miserable.

I think when Aristotle said that man is a political animal, he was really saying that man is a pack animal.