We don't get too nervous for too may things, but on television a few million people are sitting there watching. Definitely a lot more nerves.

I've always been drawn to city skylines.

That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible.

We have our roots in country, and that's our foundation, but we pull from a lot.

We all love to sing, and when we sit down to write a song I think it kind of shows itself to us.

At the Grammys, you walk down the halls and everyone's got five security guards. You can't talk to anybody. You always feel out of place, like, 'Hey, the rednecks are in town!

To me the bottom line is: good music is good music.

When you're looking for a band name, I know it sounds weird, but everything you look at, everything you observe and read, you kind of think, 'Man, maybe that could be our band name.

The quality of your life depends on how you take control of your time

As you start your day, are you wondering what you will reap, or are you wondering what you will sow?

To expand your world, love everyone even when no one is perfect.

Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water.

Life consists of two days: one for you and one against you, so when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you

I hope this is the lesson we women really commit to memory - we learned that it doesn't work to try be someone other than who you really are.

Pillow my head on no guesses when I die.

I think every script I read has something that sends me into a state of panic but that usually makes me want to do it.

I have found that living with faith in an unseen world requires constant effort.

Since I was a kid, I always felt the need to share the music I love with as many people as possible, and DJing seemed like the perfect outlet.