As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn't in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.

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Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.

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I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

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

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If a song was ever good, it's still good.

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When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.

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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.

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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

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We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.

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Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.

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