You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things.

I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.

I would love to hear someone write a song like 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' rather than 'You're hot. I'm hot. We're in a truck.' It's just mind-numbing to me.

Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.

I've always been more drawn to being normal than being famous.

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

I do not like being famous. I like being normal.

A lot of people play to impress, but the really gifted ones play to move. That's the greatest point of ever doing this.

There ain't no future in the past.

I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

The value is not in the art, whether there are more artists or less artists, the value depends on it.

What are humans meant to do

Maybe you're not even in a position to really judge how good your kid is at that endeavor.

God is my guide, so I try to not judge myself too much, knowing that at the end of the day, my greatest judge will be Jehovah God.

For my last meal I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four eggs.

The soul and eternity of one man depends upon the voice of another

I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.

We ourselves are not an illusory part of Reality; rather are we Reality itself illusorily conceived.

This world will slam doors in your face at every opportunity. Be willing to employ a foot when necessary.