It sure gives me faith and a wonderful feeling to know how many fans and friends are wanting me well again.

I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

I have gotten more than I asked for. All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the Top 20.

It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

If you can't do it with feeling - don't.

Oh, I just sing like I hurt inside.

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've never met , and I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces.

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

Jesus has been in my room. He has taken my hand and told me, No, Not now. I have other things for you to do.

I guess I think of lotteries as a tax on the mathematically challenged.

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.

I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now because employers are likely to be put off by the long gap.

God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.

Civilization is a work of peaceful co-operation.

I'm inclined to believe you need the psychiatrist.

All names mean something.

The combination of passion and art is what makes someone a linchpin.