There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches.

I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents.

I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I'm fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies.

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.

Sexual harassment is complex, subtle, and highly subjective.

I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot.

What most people perceive as energy is really strength of spirit. It comes from the joy of knowing God, loving Him, and being loved by Him.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

God didn't bless me with success so I could eat caviar every day.

If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss.

We are all born with a dream

my heart, sometimes singing in the afternoon, the most haunting song of solitude

Work on your craft, whatever your medium. Determination is your illusion headway toward reality.

But a person can only keep reality - and anger - at bay for so long before the truth comes back again.

Decision and purpose directed actions define destination.

I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

Some things can’t be ignored. You can only conquer your past if you choose to face it.

In the course of our eternal existence, we spend infinitely more time in the spirit world on the other side than we spend in the human world on earth.

I think I feel a little differently than other people do. For some reason I've never felt grown up.