When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.

The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it.

And if you can't trust an ancient talking tree, what was the point of having one?

Live like the season is ending and the birds are leaving, fight against the winds of the fall like the last leave.

The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.

He got me a cup of tea with honey, toast with honey, yogurt with honey, like I was John the Baptist with the flu.

The music industry is rolling in cash...

I don't spend money on anything. I don't collect anything. I don't spend it on furniture.

I regularly interact with officers over tea; it is part of my working style.

I'm a football player by trade. That's what I do, ... So I did everything I could to make myself a football player again.