A person like Carole King could make up something, change it, and actually improve it.

Shouldn't the low strings be at the bottom?

The same people who never did their homework in high school are still doing that to this very day out in the real world.

I tend to think of all the songs the same - I give them all kind of equal rights.

Every one of the songs was based around picking an acoustic guitar. That was part of the concept from the beginning, that the tempos were going to go from slow to almost mid-tempo.

Why do it, just because I can? That's kind of crazy.

Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it.

Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there.

Some people just come in, do it and they know it's right. It turns out better than you imagined it was going to sound. When that happens, you take it as a gift.

I don't know too many people because I stay at my house, I write songs, I go to the store.

The nice thing about true hopelessness is that you don't have to try again.

Fierce faith, hopeful heart

I pride myself on making my own decisions, sir, " she said. "I do not welcome gentlemen making them for me.

If you don’t have a plan for your life, someone else does.

Not everything's funny, Mother.""No, " said Leola, "so I guess when you can laugh, , it's all the sweeter.

Kobe Bryant is the most talented player in the game today; he could do anything.

No security guard can stop a refrigerator falling off a skyscraper.

What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.

It's a reality of film festivals that you can't see everything. You're dividing your time between seeing films and utilizing that unique space to have meetings with people that you can't otherwise.

Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.

I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.