The program director at a radio station, by the way, is not the superstar. If he was a superstar, he'd be out creating songs, but he's not. But he wants to act like he has control and power.

It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.

I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.

I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.

They believed you can't mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work. And it will always work as long as you're really into it and like what you're doing.

I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.

If I was president of the good old U.S.A., I'd turn the churches into strip clubs and watch the whole world pray.

I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.

You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.

I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables

In life, we must first learn to crawl, then stand, then walk, then run, and only then, fly. We cannot crawl into flying.

War and marriage and childbirth had passed over her without touching any deep chord within her and she was unchanged.

You are learner. With diligent practice, you will be an expert.

Prayer is a noble act.

If the wealth you've accumulated is in the form of friends, family and books, then you're doing life right.

Consider and then act, don't react. A worthy opponent will calculate his move to entice a response from you. Make your own play.

There's a fine line between pleasure and pain. Love me like a ball and chain.

There are times when the only access I have to the truest person that I am is when I'm alone and trying to solve a sentence. It's exciting, even when it's frustrating, even when I can't do it right.

God’s love looks for those who feel unlovely, desiring to make them beautiful again.

Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.