Appreciate what you have while you have it and the beauty in what’s there right now and try to preserve it for tomorrow.

Just because as human beings, what we can't have is what we reply in our head over and over again before we go to sleep.

And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.

A song is a favorite song, not because the singer can hit and hold a high note, but because of the words, their meaning.

My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.

Be friends first when you're dating. If it turns into something more, that's awesome, and if not you have another friend.

I was never a boy magnet at school. There was always the girl all the guys liked and wanted to date, but it was never me.

Even if a relationship is breakable, it doesn’t mean it isn’t worthwhile, beautiful, and all the things that we look for.

Feel good about being someone who loves selflessly. I think someday you’ll find someone who loves you the exact same way.

I daydreamed that when you grow up there are more bullies and how wonderful that would be if it were true, but, it's not.

In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is.

When we fall in love and we have a first kiss with someone, we never ever imagine that someday that could be a last kiss.

Words are everything to me. Words can build you up and feel so good. On the flip side, words can absolutely demolish you.

Love is one of those things that should be so simple. You don't need to think about it and over analyze it when it's good.

Happiness isn't a constant. You get fleeting glimpses. You have to fight for those moments, but they make it all worth it.

Most of us fear reaching the end of our life regretting moments when we didn't speak up, say I love you, or say I'm sorry.

I dream about finding an exception and finding someone who would make me believe in love and realize that it can work out.

I try to read as much as I can. I try to read an informative article every day. I try to stay read up on our world issues.

The thing about life is, every time you learn a lesson, another is waiting right at the corner. You never know everything.

Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.

Sometimes when relationships end, you write an e-mail and say everything you wish you said. Sometimes you don't push send.

I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.

I've come to a wonderful realization that is fascinating: I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to love. No one does!

When I am talking to people who I feel don't like me or are mean, I get really shy, and I kind of curl up personality wise.

I'm intrigued and drawn to people who know exactly who they are, who know what they want, who live life on their own terms.

Real love still happens sometimes. It's not just something we make up when you're nine. I have to believe that. You do too.

As I grow up, the lessons I learn in love and relationships and how we treat each other are hopefully maturing - hopefully.

Some days I totally appreciate everything that's happening to me, and some days I feel everyone's waiting for me to mess up.

When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that you have is drama, desperation and not know what to do.

I wouldn't wear tiny amounts of clothing in my real life so I don't think it's necessary to wear that stuff in photo-shoots.

I grew up on a Christmas tree farm with all this space to run around, and the [freedom] to be a crazy kid with tangled hair.

I like organizing things. I like organizing my closets, so that I know where everything is. And and I used to color code it.

Keeping your emotions all locked up is something that’s unfair to you. When you clearly know how you feel. You should say it.

I love to write honest songs that name real people, then get up onstage and live out those emotions in front of 15,000 people.

Everybody has a list of 100 things they would like to change about themselves. But it's all about focusing on the good things.

The one place where I'm allowed to rebel, and the one place where I'm allowed to not worry about censoring myself is my music.

I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.

I want a guy who takes charge, but lets me have my say once in a while. A good relationship is all about balance and chemistry.

Don't ever call a guy first. The thing they want the most is whatever they can't have. It sounds really juvenile, but it works.

I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

Loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street; faster than the winds, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly.

The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.

The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation. So make your words count.

I believe when it comes to love, there's something intangible about who we are attracted to, and I don't think I have a pattern.

I'm thankful that when I go to bed at night, that I have been myself that day. And, I have been myself all the days before that.

If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.

For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit you.

I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.

To truly love is to have the courage to walk away and let the other person who wishes to be free go no matter how much it hurts.

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