Don't ever call a guy first. The thing they want the most is whatever they can't have. It sounds really juvenile, but it works.

I've found that men I've dated who are in the same business can be really competitive. I've found a great group of girlfriends in the same business who aren't competitive, but a few times guys have started comparing careers and it has been... challenging.

There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to one of her live shows. She's been such an amazing example to every female songwriter out there.

Just being a human being, I’ve realized that before every big problem you create for yourself, before every huge mess you have to clean up, there was a crucial moment where you could’ve just said no.

My parents have always been very respectful of me so I’ve always been really respectful of them. My worst fear is to let them down so that’s why I don’t misbehave.

I think the words you stop yourself from saying are the ones that will haunt you the longest.

I think I have to trust that you end up with the person you're supposed to end up with, and that everything in between is there to teach you stuff.