You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

The more I learn, the more excited I get.

All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

Love is a burning thing and it makes a firey ring.

If you have political convictions... keep 'em to yourself

Those that have lived longer than us always have something to teach us, that we can take with us for the rest of our lives.

People ask me who is my favorite country artist. I say, you mean besides George Jones.