I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.

Your heroes will help you find good in yourself.

When Mama prayed, lives were changed. Not much more than five foot tall, but mountains big and small crumbled all away.

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.

You almost felt sorry for the devil cause heaven knows he didn't have a prayer, when Mama prayed.

In too deep to see the diamond, down too dark to see the gold. Now he won't let go of the shovel, and he cannot dig out of the hole.

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