It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It's what you leave behind you when you go.

I just couldn't stand school. If I went, I'd skip after the first class. I didn't like to be told I had to study and had to do homework. There's a fact that you have to want to learn.

I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business.

When I got into my early 20s, I was going to bed one nightI was still drinking, still using drugs, and probably was drunk or high or both when I just picked up the Bible and started reading to go to sleep. I was amazed at how well I slept, but even beyond that, the next day, there was this peace of mind that was still there that I wasnt used to.

Honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair, and if it all fell out I'd love you anyway.

History will tell the story, America will always stand.

There's a darkness that everyone must face, it wants to take what's good and fair and lay it all to waste. And that darkness covers everything in sight, until it meets a single point of light.