You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.

Again its time to pray for peace.

If you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

It's very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

It's funny how many people will come to Vegas to see your show where they might not come out to see you unless you come to their hometown.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.

Make sure you're always giving, way more than you're taking

...in those days children were rather out of fashion.

The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

At least I can say that I'm honest.

I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are period pieces.

The South Downs of England reminded me a bit of my Old Virginia homeland.

No matter how many people care about you, she thought, if you can't be open with them about who you truly are, you're still alone.

The most consummately beautiful thing in the universe is the fashioned life of a good person.

The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything.

There is no significant difference between human activities and those by amoebas and even bacteria, well, on the GRAND SCALE.

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'you owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that! It lights up the whole sky.