Quotes from Trisha Yearwood

It's always a balance, and sometimes I'm on the good side of that scale, and sometimes I'm on the bad side.

If you're a painter, you don't go, 'Abstract's really selling, so that's what I'm going to do.' If you're really truly an artist, you have to think what you're meant to paint.

I have a lot of friends who, especially in Tennessee, were looking forward to getting married who wanted to wait until it was legal in the state that they live in to get married.

I've been blessed to live a lot of dreams.

I lost my mom to breast cancer about three years ago, and it has changed me forever.

It's not about giving back if you're successful or a celebrity or how much money you have: it's about your responsibility as an adult to help others.

One that I know people really like is my Crock-Pot mac and cheese. It's comfort food that's good for Super Bowl parties and easy to make.

I'd been doing circuit training and Pilates for years, but I was not consistent with food. I'm not a disciplined person. I was indulging all the time.

I'm not saying I don't enjoy the days that I'm not eating chocolate cake. But I do particularly like those days when I am eating chocolate cake.

We play everybody's Christmas records at our house, and sometimes you think, 'I'm not gonna play my own record; I'd be embarrassed.' But I'm gonna play our record this Christmas, because I love the songs!

I'm as surprised as anybody. I never would have thought I'd be here talking about having a cooking show on the Food Network. It wasn't on my list of things, but it's fun, and I'm having a good time.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.

I don't need to be 19 years old or starve myself for some weight or turn men's heads down that road. And thank God I finally know that.

She's got her God and she's got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline.

When we got married - almost 10 years ago now - we made a commitment to really be together, which means we hardly ever spend a night apart. And being madly in love is important, but I think it's equally important to be in deep like! I like this guy... we talk about everything, and we laugh a lot. Life is good!

If I start trying to make a record for what I think could possibly get played on radio, I'm dead.

Potato salad is very personal: everyone makes theirs differently.

Sometimes, life just gets in the way, and you have to forgive yourself for putting on a few pounds.

The best thing that I bring in my live show is that it's not scripted. It's more of a conversation with my audience. And that's what people like about the show - it's very real. There are mistakes and laughter.

I like a gooey cookie.

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

The most important thing I want to get across is that maintaining weight loss is just hard. It takes a dedication to exercise and eating right most of the time.

I have adopted an 80/20 rule when it comes to my delicate relationship with food: 80 percent of the time, I make good choices; 20 percent of the time, I let myself splurge a little.