I always make music that is true to my spirit.

The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex.

It took me 36 years to be able to be by myself and like it.

When you are real in your music, people know it and they feel your authenticity.

You have to fill your cup. You then give away the overflowing, but you keep a cupful for yourself.

I’ve learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for me.

Silence is refreshment for the soul.

It sounds corny, but I’ve promised my inner child that never again will I ever abandon myself for anything or anyone else again.

I learned again that the mind-body-spirit connection has to be in balance.

Most of us are imprisoned by something. We’re living in darkness until something flips on the switch.

I have always loved the process of making the music, reading the letters from the fans who get married to my music, have children to my music and play my music at their funerals.

Success takes us to the top and away from those we love.

I know that the internet has helped a new world audience find me.

We are losing our superstars like Johnny and June Carter Cash and that breaks my heart.

My music is about the journey, about love and the human experience.

I am a child of God.

I also believe my musical abilities are a true gift from God.

If I can make a connection, one connection, to any one listener in the world, I consider that successful.

I used to only worry about the #1’s and all of the awards. But that was a long time ago.

I never took a music lesson in my life, it just came naturally.

To heal from the inside out is the key.

I don’t take my fans’ love and dedication for granted.

Digital downloading of music has affected us all in adverse ways.

I am a fan of today’s sound as long as we don’t get too slick, and yet I am very reverent of my roots.

There’s a place for all types of country music as long as there is honesty and realness and a real human experience for the fans.

Without love in you life, you have nothing.

The failures and successes are necessary for learning.

I have a very deep and wide relationship with my fans.

I am most proud that I stayed true to the music of my soul.

I always make music that is true to my spirit.

My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It’s about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.

The love of these people and of my fans mean more than any award or special accomplishment.

Because I now realize, after all this time, I have never truly felt worthy of all that I have been given.