Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville.

Everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

I don't want to impress, I want to inspire.

From the cradle to the grave, temptations all around. But no matter how good the fix, its gonna take you down.

It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone.

I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only one genre of music. It's vanity because no one does.

You changed my life. You changed my ways. I don't even recognize myself these days. It must be a reflection of you, only you.

I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music.

If it's a real dream it's uncrushable.

Life is about holding on and letting go.

I don't swear much; I've taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language!

A place to live is not a place to stayA place to stay is not a living place

Please — consider me a dream.

Donald Trump believes that climate change is a hoax. Now, this is not just a stupid expression, but it is incredibly dangerous.

For the first time since 1979, we are talking to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Obama says talking to him is probably pointless, but it's a hell of a relief from Mitch McConnell.

A real miracle's a reminder and a warning that the line that separates the possible from the impossible isn't as firm as we like to think it is.

Stress is an unstranformed opportunity for empowerment.

We're picking on people we can beat.

Children give your life a resonance that it can't have without them.

An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the culture.

I am black, so with my writing and my voice, you get that kind of dialect.