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The overall physical demand that Iraq has is pretty amazing. It's 130 degrees, and the soldiers are carrying about 100 pounds of extra gear. It's a pretty rigorous schedule and routine for them.
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Being an entertainer includes knowing how to connect with an audience.
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I was probably nine or ten the first time I heard there was no Santa Claus.
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I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse.
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My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.
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I enjoy my life very much.
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I wanted to make a traditional record that had a lot of art and showed my vulnerable side and showed things I'm passionate about.
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The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have; I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.
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It's important that adults get along with each other for the child's sake, and that is our situation.
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In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.
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It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a record that sounds like everybody else. That, to me, is a record label's absolute biggest downfall.
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I'm big into fishing, but I've never been much of a hunter. I never was really raised around it a whole lot, so I never got a chance to do it a whole lot.
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Australia is breathtakingly beautiful, and I can't wait to visit again.
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When people have passion there's nothing they can't do.
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We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.
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Then when I went to Iraq and saw the strength and character the men and women in our military service exhibit every day and their belief in what they're doing, I knew I wanted to get that on film and share it with everyone. They are my inspiration.
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Everything that's cool that happens, I look at my wife and I say, 'We need to enjoy this moment right here! This is really special!'
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Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.
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I can't sing anything other than country!
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I am a sports fanatic and being able to perform at halftime for the fans of the Steelers and the Jets is such a thrill for me.
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You know, I'd like to sit here and blame everybody else for my trouble. I just can't do that. I can't find it in myself to do it.
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Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.
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I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that you're going to wish you held onto longer.
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It's always a pleasure to perform for people who love country music. And Australians definitely fall into that category. Each time I go back, I learn something new about the country, and I get to see some of the most beautiful places on the planet.