“If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he’s good or bad, I think you’re starting out in the wrong direction. I think we’re all good and we’re all bad.”

Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.

When I see someone I think is cool, he’s a pretty well-adjusted individual. He’s not too affected one way or the other by what’s happening, no matter what’s going through his mind.

As long as there’s a few farmers out there, we’ll keep fighting for them.

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

On the road again, goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again, and I can’t wait to get on the road again.

There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.

I got along without you before I met you and I’ll get along without you a long time after you’re gone.

Indecision may or may not be our biggest problem.

Fortunately, we are not in control.

You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.

If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they’re gone.

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 don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.

I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.

If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.

I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you’ll always be happy, because it’s always in the now

I think by the time you’re grown you’re as happy as you’re goin to be. You’ll have good times and bad times, but in the end you’ll be about as happy as you was before. Or as unhappy. I’ve knowed people that just never did get the hang of it.

Things are never as bad as they seem.

Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.

Every person I killed I strongly believe that they were bad. When I do go face God there is going to be lots of things I will have to account for but killing any of those people is not one of them.

My feeling is, quite simply, that if there is a God, He has done such a bad job that he isn’t worth discussing.

When times are bad is when you want to build! Why wait for things to pick up so everything will cost more?

I am a bad boy. I don’t come across clearly to a lot of people, so I am bad for them.

I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.