Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the band. I never really think twice about it. It is so simple and so easy.

May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground.

I kind of like being depressed.

There’s always some level of optimism in every single song.

It takes a lot to still believe in people.

Running in Central Park is my favorite thing to wake up and do. I have my own specific path that I have to run every single time. There's a little bit of OCD involved, but I love it.

I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.

But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.

If I wasn't a musician I'd probably be like a meth addict.

I try and get about eight hours of sleep every single night. And I like to think that I drink more water than anyone, ever.

I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs.

What is a Wanderess? Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of nature’s course.

Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.

My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.

I couldn't tell if I was perspicacious or paranoid.

The idea that you wake up and it happens that you're Queen, it's amazing but you could all be Queens if you imagined it.

It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to fit in eight hours of TV a day.

God says he will never be satisfied with the infidels.

Practice peace, change your world.

The winding down of summer puts me in a heavy philosophical mood.