“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.”

“The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it's amazing how the light shines so much brighter.”

“I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the Western way of life.”

“When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.”

“That's what is so great about being able to record a 13-song album. You can do a very eclectic group of songs. You do have some almost pop songs in there, but you do have your traditional country, story songs. You have your ballads, your happy songs, your sad songs, your love songs, and your feisty songs.”

“Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.”

“I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.”

“Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance.”

“All the money in the world can't buy you back good health.”

“I don't think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.”

“For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.”