My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.

Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

You're lookin' so good in what's left of those blue jeans Drip of honey on the money maker gotta be The best buzz I'm ever gonna find Hey, I'm a little drunk on you And high on summertime

Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.

You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.

A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

Take a nap in a fireplace and you'll sleep like a log.

What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?

Time becomes meaningless without memory and we humans have a unique consciousness that allows us to live in the past or the future, which is actually more of a curse than a useful superpower.

Be creative and daring in your dreams and the steps you take to bring them to fruition.

Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.

I follow my conscience - and this is upsetting to some people, but I maintain the conscience is going to be the only thing between us and communication in the future.

What comes from the heart lands on the heart creatively.

But a big paradigm shift is staring us in the face. If I left things to someone else despite having my own thoughts on it, I wouldn't be true to myself.