I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting and I put on a big show and we have a lot of stuff but I feel confident in myself enough as an artist and a singer that I can have all of those fun toys and know that we don't need all the bells and whistles either.

When I first came to Nashville people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels and we ate when we could.

The politician in my country seeks votes affection and respect in that order. With few notable exceptions they are simply men who want to be loved.

I have said with respect to authorization bills that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.

In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings no attempts to woo the Religious Right. Few of Lincoln's countrymen knew anything at all of his religious beliefs.

The world is my country science is my religion.

I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena.

We establish no religion in this country nor will we ever. But we poison our society when we remove its theological underpinnings. We court corruption when we leave society devoid of belief.

We live in a great country. It's time again to get religion about it.

The United States is not a nation based upon race creed or religion - we are a nation based upon our loyalty and allegiance to our country and her principles.