Country was about character. Country's changed because of monsters like Clear Channel who bought up all the stations and sliced them up into formats. Our demographic is now the soccer mom.

Struggles make you stronger and the changes make you wiser and happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time. Life isn't always lovely, but it's a beautiful ride.

Every storm runs out of rain, just like every dark night turns into day.

Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.

Every storm runs, runs out of rain

When I look into your eyes I still get weak And when Im this close to you I just cant speak And its hard to keep my hands to myself When I know I could never love anybody else

You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.

I'll take lying in your arms tonight over and above any love I've known. Memories may find me, but they'll always be behind me. I'll take today over yesterday, anyday.

Life aint always beautiful, but its a beautiful ride.

No matter who you meet in life, you take something from them, positive or negative.

My goal is to hit the gym every day I'm on vacation. Usually I just end up sleeping and drinking beer.

I think that one of the benefits of optimism and idealism is that they lead you into things you would never have tried if you'd let yourself imagine how hard it was going to turn out to be.

A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!

Most people put the cart before the horse, which is an interesting way to go through life. They approach everything directly. In Zen we approach everything backwards or inside out.

Infinity: Time on an ego trip.

It's the new slavery. It came out of the drug laws and it really is something we're going to have to confront, but I don't see enough people up in arms about that. We need to be.

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge where there is no river.

I'm not afraid to say what I'm afraid of. Does that make me fearless?

Even the smallest and most trivial thing can bring you happiness when you do it for another.

I've made every mistake - but mistakes are how you learn.

A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.