Garth Brooks
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"Troyal Garth Brooks" is an American singer-songwriter. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.

Brooks broke records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. As of 2013, his recordings continue to sell well and, according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales up to May 2013 are 68,630,000, which makes him the List of best-selling music artists in the United States/best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. According to RIAA he is the List of best-selling music artists in the United States/second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time ahead of Elvis Presley (second to the Beatles) with 135 million units sold. Brooks is also the world's sixteenth best-selling artist of all time, having sold more than 190 million records (albums, singles, and video).

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Heaven's not beyond the clouds, it's just beyond the fear.

The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.

It's like: never relax, never take that breath, never stop to get that drink of water. You know you can always smell roses when you're running with them in your hand.

Life is not tried, it is merely survived if your standing outside the fire.

Just keep taking chances and having fun.

Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith.

Tell that someone that you love, just what you're thinking of, If tomorrow never comes.

And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance.

Trying to learn from what's behind you/ And never knowing what's in store/ Makes each day a constant battle/ Just to stay between the shores.

You know a dream is like a river/ Ever changing as it flows./ And a dreamer's not just a vessel/ That must flow where it goes.

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.