We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.

What's meant to be will always find a way.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

There's an energy about Nashville that I love and I miss. And it's so awesome right now. It has a new energy that's so cool.

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.

My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

I love potatoes - they're my favorite food.

It's cool when your husband starts to sing some old Merle Haggard song and I can pop in with a harmony and it doesn't sound too bad.

I don't spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

'm the inspiration for picking it up off the floor after it fell off the stool and figuring out a way to make it still work.

Do not dwell upon whether you will put yourself into the hands of a teacher. You are always in his hands.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O grave! where is thy victory? O death! where is thy sting?

First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome. I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before.

People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff."

Barcza is the most versatile player in the opening. He sometimes plays P-KKt3 on the first, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third, and sometimes only on the fourth move.

I always say that I'm not the director, I'm part of the team.

If the gods care not for me and for my children, There is a reason for it.

Writing is not a McDonald's Hamburger.

In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love.