Be gentle with your words - you can't take them back.

I think innately knew that music draws people together and that good music is liked by almost everybody.

Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier to try to censor some kid who's swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.

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.

When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best.

If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.

Horses were a way to travel to get to where we are today, and it is our job to protect them.