“I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-...” — Ricky Skaggs Quote

“I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. I've got a ton of those things at home. He kept those like fine diamonds, I mean he kept them, you know, in a box and was very, very careful of them, you know.”

“I don't feel like I've nearly got to the place where I'm ready to even slow down.”

“It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bluegrass that I wouldn't necessarily call bluegrass, but what they're calling country music today I'm not sure that I would call country music. But I love music and I try to encourage people.”

“I'm thankful for my family who has supported me through everything. They basically encourage me to follow my dreams.”

“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.”

“I'm really aware of the conversations that surround young actresses in Hollywood. I always get myself into a hole with these conversations, and I get weirdly quoted, and I sound militant and like I'm not thankful at all, and I'm so thankful of everything that's happening. But I'm an active observer of the machinations of this world.”