Everybody gets high, everybody gets low, these are the days when anything goes.

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

My identity is not it, which given by the community. my identity is my natural mask.

Be natural my children. For the writer that is natural has fulfilled all the rules of art.

The 9/11 Commission Report is fatally flawed. The major conclusions of The 9/11 Commission Report, the official, conspiracy theory, are false.

It says nothing against the ripeness of a spirit that it has a few worms.

When you please your mother by doing something, it gives you confidence that you can please other people.

I didn’t find it difficult to live in the “Inherent Vice” world or play those scenes, because they just seemed so real.

Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.

Radio, newspapers, they were normal parts of my life. In those days, you had to go somewhere to watch television and leave something to see it.

I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.

When God wants to accomplish something, He calls dedicated men and women to challenge His people and lead the way