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I will gather myself around my faith, for light does the darkness most fear.
Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place.
I don't get tired of playing "Margaritaville". It's paid my bills for years.
In some ways, Cash and Carter is a family business that's been handed to me.
To deny this is to deny our own heritage, our own spirit, and our own souls.
I think more about the family now. That's an interesting progression for me.
It's never hard to sing the blues. Everyone in the world has the blues . . .
I'm not going to run for office. I don't think that's the right move for me.
Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.
I hate death; it takes people away from you. You're left feeling rudderless.
Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top.
I do use my music to entertain myself, as indeed I use other people's music.
I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are.
Now I do have a choice, and I'm not going to do anything I don't want to do.
I used to read a lot of Steinbeck, and I admired Roger Miller and Bob Dylan.
You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo.
I'm singing for the love of it/Have mercy on the man who sings to be adored.
I didn't write those songs, but I can relate to every one of them... I have.
I don't believe in frontiers, and I don't believe in races or nationalities.
I spend a lot of my time looking at blue, The colour of my room and my mood.
I don’t know you, And you don’t know me. It is this that brings us together.
It's a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn't happen often to me.
As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out whats in it.
It's hard enough doing something bold without jumping into your bad reviews.
I try to show the freedom to be yourself, unapologetically and irreverently.
I put on the best live show, the absolute best live show I can possibly can.
I'd rather be sorry for something I had done than for something I didn't do.
I had fought for my independence and fought for my freedom to do as I chose.
To do it nationally or internationally, you have to follow a few more rules.
After I play a gig, I'm like a different person: I have superhuman strength.
In the land of God's and Monsters, I was an angel looking to get f-ked hard.
Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.
My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe.
When we are touched by a song, it is because the artist cannot hide himself.
Here's to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care
A heavy burden lifted from my soul, I heard that love was out of my control.
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich / Thats how it goes / Everybody knows.
Do not believe the truth. The truth is tiny compared to what you have to do.
If you lined up everyone I've ever dated, you wouldn't see any similarities.
Singers like Gladys Knight are mostly responsible for how I learned to sing.
My career has been riddled with controversy, which I never fully understand.
I'm known for being annoyingly gender-focused. It's always been my platform.
My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.
I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me.
Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown.
During the day, I don't wear much makeup; I only put on makeup for the show.
Being on tour really takes a toll, so you have to find ways to stay healthy.
To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return.
Hanging a noose on my door reeks of cowardice and fear on many, many levels.
Children always think they did something wrong when their parents disappear.