I was a very gawky-looking teenager, so I was not cute.

I can't bear looking in the mirror - I guess that's why my hair looks like this.

I was always the Southern gentleman.

I find that once you start helping others, it makes you feel better about yourself. It helps you figure out what you want to do with your own life.

I've always dreamed of having a large family.

I definitely didn't want to be that person that came out and was like, 'O.K. I'm going to lead every parade.

I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something very special to me.

I'm still Christian. I was not raised in a Christian church to hate people. I was taught to love people and accept people. I know what I believe.

At some point in our lives there's something about every one of us that makes us feel like an outsider, I believe.

Somebody might get criticized for doing some movie that totally sucks, then turn around and be incredible. Every actor goes through that, not just musicians who act.

In my older age, I've learned to take things slower, because I used to be that total-fall-in-love-after-a-day guy.

Those who trust and hope in the Lord, will forever be happy.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

As a rapper, your verses are like a window in to who you are.

When I started I would have called myself an artist but the discipline I chose in art was music and text.

Dare to be the adults we want our children to be.

We were hoping to build a small profitable company; and of course, what we've done is build a large, unprofitable company.

Ohne Phosphor, Kein Gedanke. Without phosphorus there would be no thoughts.

Texas is a fine place for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses.

If you can visualize it, if you can dream it, there's some way to do it.