Blood may be thicker than water, but family has them both beat.

I have no doubt that Taylor Swift will call one day after suffering writers block: "Alfa, I was told that you were the person to call." I gotcha girlfriend.

Life is nothing but a clump of mud

Unrest and uncertainty are our lot.

Be hungry for success, hungry to make your mark, hungry to be seen and to be heard and to have an effect. And as you move up and become successful, make sure also to be hungry for helping others.

We must realize that nature is absolutely essential for our survival, and we must act on that premise now.

Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity.

Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation.

We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy.

It's a sword, not a fairy wand, you know.

One thing I really hate about people who play both acoustic and electric is if they try to play electric style on an acoustic guitar. You must develop it as a totally different thing.