"Many people spend the ends of their lives alone, and probably a lot of years in the middle of their lives, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to experience the rewards of solitude."

“I have no doubt that most people who listen to Alison Krauss and say they like bluegrass have never heard real bluegrass played in the traditional manner, and probably don't even know who Bill Monroe is.”

“Nothing so breaks the spirit as a load of debt.”

Source : Julia McNair Wright (1895). “Ideal Homes, Or, Our Golden Mile-stones ...: A Volume of Practical Experices, Popularly Illustrated : Embracing All the Interests of the Household”

“Keep in my mind my dad didn't become a huge, huge mega actor until I was halfway through high school, so right around the time he's going through his big renaissance is right when I'm starting to do my high school revolting.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I did not find you outside, O Lord, because I made the mistake of seeking outside you who were within”

“I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous.”

“What we often take to be family values--the work ethic, honesty, clean living, marital fidelity, and individual responsibility--are in fact social, religious, or cultural values. To be sure, these values are transmitted by parents to their children and are familial in that sense. They do not, however, originate within the family. It is the value of close relationships with other family members, and the importance of these bonds relative to other needs.”

“My ambitions have ambitions.”

“I've always loved the blues, ever since I was a kid. It has a depth to it that a lot of contemporary music doesn't have. It has pain and suffering in it, but funny stories, too. And it is built on storytelling, which is something I really love.”