I'm proud to be an Oakie from Muskogee, a place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse and white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.

By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.

Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.

I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.

Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.

I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be.

Faith is the only way we're going to make it. None of us are smart enough to do it on our own.

Running down on a way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you don't love it, leave it.

The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything happening like that.

Willie Nelson's the one who told me the reason it costs so much to get divorced is because it's worth it.

If I hear another line dance song I think I'm going to puke.

Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can't accept who you are.

There is a wide distinction between confessing sin as a culprit, and confessing sin as a child. The Father's bosom is the place for penitent confessions.

My learning process is by eye alone it's not at all scientific.

You go through so much with the heartache, the pain, the nonsense, the games, and it's easy to lose sight of the possibility of love.

I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.

My approach is neither of attachment nor of detachment, but of simple understanding.

Every fighter has to go in there with a game plan.

I'm going to try really hard not to be bossy, but I've only done stand-up comedy and then my own show where you're the total boss of everything!

There's a million new people in the studio every day creating new stuff so I really had to be on my toes with this one so I could get it out before somebody else could.

Explosions are not comfortable.