All I can do is do what I can do, and do what I know how to do. I do what I love to do, and that's pretty much it.

I know that I'm capable of moving around on the guitar. I can express myself the way I want to and feel good about it. But as far as technical chops, I'm not a learned musician.

There's nothing like a music festival. People are ready to have a good time. I don't think anyone comes to a festival going, 'I'm gonna be a complete bummer today.

I don't think anything can touch the expressive range of the guitar.

Music is soaking up things that I see in other people or things that go on in my life, and I put it out there in the form of a song.

When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs.

I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.

Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.

When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.

I am the type of artist where you can't tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don't need any input.

I don't believe in competition, ain't nobody else like me around

You'll never be able to let him go. You'll always feel wrong about being with me.

The healing of the world is in its nameless saints. Each separate star seems nothing, but a myriad scattered stars break up the night and make it beautiful.

The trusts and combinations - the communism of pelf - whose machinations have prevented us from reaching the success we deserved, should not be forgotten nor forgiven.

I was born in 1934 and I didn't make my first movie until 1954.

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal

I'd had the quintessential liberal arts experience, and I came out of college not having a clue of what to do.

Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.

Entrepreneurs need to listen. They don't need to be good listeners (although it can only help) but they need to know when to listen.

How does Rudolph know when Christmas is coming? He looks at his calen-deer!