I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

I'm a Scorpio, and who knows if there is any validity to it, but I'm very emotional. I have high highs and low lows.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids.

All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

Human beings are not designed to be alone. None of God's creatures are.

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

Every nation criticizes every other one - and they are all correct.

Controlling your emotions is the biggest challenge for a horseman.

Scary is time passing and sickness and dying and regret and isolation and loneliness and relationship problems - as opposed to a guy in a hockey mask, which didn't seem that scary.

Avarice is more opposite to economy than liberality.

Try looking at life as a beautifully well-organized dynamic.

Trauma is survivable, but often not much more. It kills you while allowing you to still live.

Relationships happen in experiences.

As our planet faces seemingly insurmountable odds, we must find new ways to survive and thrive together.

People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate.

The Holy Scriptures lead us to God and open the path to the knowledge of God.