I don't keep diaries anymore; They're quite incriminating. I just keep all the dirt road diaries in my head.

Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.

Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

You're lookin' so good in what's left of those blue jeans Drip of honey on the money maker gotta be The best buzz I'm ever gonna find Hey, I'm a little drunk on you And high on summertime

Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.

You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.

A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.

I don't have any need to breathe. You are my breath.

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

I just want to keep finding special characters that I feel like I can bring to life and characters that are real and not superficial.

The feeling of love is measured by the extent of missing the feverish state in which the absence of the other plunges us

Some of the films that I have really enjoyed include: The Fifth Element, The Crow, Toys, Seven, Forrest Gump, The Lion King, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Zhivago, Being There, and Trainspotting.

You realize in life, not that many things matter that much, but your choice of a spouse is everything.

I feel like my best work is in front of me. I'm in the studio now, and I'm having an amazing time making this new album. It's something I can't help.

Warren and I are friends, but working with him had been difficult.

Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs.