A frozen river is not a dry one, it's just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing.

It's an ongoing problem, an ongoing situation, life is. It's just life, and it never stops and it never will. You just be thankful for what you've got, and move on.

I see this [biodiesel] as a way for the farmer to grow fuel and food and put him back in business again

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.

My granddaddy died when I was about 6 years old, I think. And my grandmother took a job cooking in the school lunchroom. So she did great. She made $18 a week.

I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.