It's so much more interesting when you're human. I hate making mistakes, but I'm not afraid of 'em.

I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.

I would love to hear someone write a song like 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' rather than 'You're hot. I'm hot. We're in a truck.' It's just mind-numbing to me.

Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.

I've always been more drawn to being normal than being famous.

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

I do not like being famous. I like being normal.

A lot of people play to impress, but the really gifted ones play to move. That's the greatest point of ever doing this.

There ain't no future in the past.

I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

A man is master of himself to a certain point, but not beyond it. -William Crimsworth

I was an elementary school teacher.

Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind. Let's continue to move forward.

The environment that creates winners is almost always made up of winners.

Freedom is nothing but the distance between the hunter and the hunted.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

Challenges are something that can only be tackled in the present moment and require action.

All we are asked to bear we can bear.

If there is one thing I've learned in my short life, it's this: Never repress anything.

I've had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year - who cares?