Baby, I've tried to find a place inside your heart. Oh, but it's hard to start a fire without a spark.

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask It's hard to see the pain behind the mask Bearing the burden of a secret storm Sometimes she wishes she was never born

In my daughter's eyes, I am a hero, I am strong and wise, and I know no fear, but the truth is plain to see, she was sent to rescue me, I see who I want to be, in my daughter's eyes.

Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world.

I grew up in the country surrounded by music.

I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too.

I think we should all be tolerant of each other and embrace each others' strengths and differences and uniqueness and beauty.

Every show, every audience is different, and I just love leaving the venue feeling like we all know each other a little bit better.

I believe everything in moderation. But breakfast is important. I have two hard-boiled or scrambled eggs with whole-wheat toast and try to get some fruit in there.

I listen to music I'm looking to record or catch up on news and TV, whatever is on the TV at the gym!

It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.

Crying adds something: crying is you, plus tears.

Falling isn’t so bad, you know. It’s only the landing that hurts.

Our biggest fear is that 'Food, Inc.' will move heavy-handed food-safety regulations forward.

Living is like training for an athletic event. You have to have goals and challenges; you need to exercise and eat right.

I'm trying not to be a kid all the time, but it's hard.

It was a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams!

Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular.

A single thought has the power of a bullet: either it can destroy you or it can help you immensely.

To become an expert achiever in any human activity, it takes practice... practice... practice.

You are the sum total of your choices.