Before I was 14, I wanted to be a singer, an actor, or a hockey player. By 15, I knew I was going to be a singer.

Reggae music isn't Jewish, but a lot of the ideas are.

I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and wrong, and they lose sight of humanity. Being human has to come first before right or wrong.

I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.

Reach for the sky Keep your eye on the prize Forever in my mind Be my golden sunshine It's raining in your mind So push them clouds aside Forever by my side You're my golden sunshine

Most of my life wasn't about knowledge from books, but experiential knowledge.

Some artists are bound to an image: Bob Marley has dreadlocks, Matisyahu has a beard. But that's a reminder that the whole thing is not about style. It's about music.

Everyone's right or wrong, Everyone's got an opinion, put them in a song and let me keep on living.

We're so quick to go to make things black and white, and to put things in their box. But everything is this mixture - and that's what this world is - is this blend of different things.

All my life I been waitin' for I been prayin' for, for the people to say that we don't want to fight no more. They'll be no more wars and our children will play, one day.

Who’s gonna make you happy when you’re your own worst enemy?

That's worst than gonerreha, man!

To overcome something great you must first learn to overcome your own fears.

There will always be people who will accept you for what you are!

I hate all that woozy political and psychotherapeutic crap applied to books and art.

On an independent film, you really learn about pace. You have so little time to do things, that you really have to know your scenes.

What a bummer it is to be a human being.

I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.

I really enjoy working with younger actors. I just feel like we're all peers together.

Freedom is not a gift which can be enjoyed save by those shown themselves worthy of it.

In literary composition a well-chosen quotation lights up the page like a fine engraving.