Tim has given me confidence and strength and my foundation. He makes me feel like I can conquer the world.

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.

To realize your greatest strengths, you must first overcome your greatest weaknesses.

Falling into true love, is not taking a rope to climb out

Think of it. Going to sleep and waking up later in a science fiction future. It'll be fantastic. The shock and the wonder of it.

You have no excuse to give... Jonah prayed fervently even in the belly of the shark! Environment is not a barrier!

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

I don't trust sentimentality in men; it goes with tyranny; you can't have one without the other.

The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

I was just trying to make a nice little movie... It wasn't until I saw it all put together that I realized this was something remarkable.

In 1970, Los Angeles became the first place where the total acreage used for roads and parking exceeded the amount of space given over to habitation.