An acceptance of your cultural inheritance, and at the same time a dislike of it, is a building block of good art.

The whole idea of civilization as an understandable narrative is a bit nuts. It's the most problematic of delusions.

Ten people who are into our music is better than three hundred people who are just standing there.

Tour is disgusting, actually, I have no idea how people do it. Your brain would go to rot, unless you really, really worked hard at making sure it didn't.

We're a live band. Some bands write their songs in the studio - we don't do that. We're playing songs on this tour that were written three days before the tour. And it feels good to try these songs.

Live is best. You have movement, and I think we should do as much as we can to put that sense of movement in the recorded music.

These are things that I continue to enjoy speaking about. The woods. Boats. Greeks. I think the real heart of it, is really being in love with these Dutch paintings over the last several years.

Love is bold. Love is blind.

Don't talk to my sister that way." Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. — Percy

I spent my whole life playing sports and training and pushing myself to the limits.

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

To understand is to stand under which is to look up to which is a good way to understand.

I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' experience as governor.

I do not claim to have perfected an art but to have commenced one, the limits of which it is not possible at present exactly to ascertain.

The only way to acquire spiritual knowledge and keep It burning brightly is to be humble, prayerful, and to strive diligently to keep all of the commandments.

The Sherry Theater, which I named after my mom, is a place I can go. I do want to give back to the community. There are so many people out there who want to be seen and heard, and get connected.