For me songs are born out of the gray space, the things I don't fully understand, the things that I can't put in my pocket.

I think sunrises are rarer for me, but sunset is my favourite time of day.

Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.

Your story matters, who you are matters, tonight matters, none of it is an accident. You were born for the blue skies.

My challenge is, do not run away from the hard questions. Truly ask yourself what's worth living for in this life.

If we spend our time obsessing with the future or regretting the past, then we will never live. Tomorrow will always be tomorrow and yesterday cannot be changed.

When our world falls apart and we have no more faces to wear - that’s when it’s beautiful, and that’s when we change.

IF YOU APPROACH THE WORLD WITH THE APRON OF A SERVANT,THEN YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GO PLACES THAT YOU CAN'T GO IF YOU APPROACH IT WITH THE CROWN OF A KING

From the shore, the ocean is forever. It's a beautiful, dangerous place. Music is tied to the sea, born from the struggle, looking for hope. Because hope belongs in the dark places.

I don’t think we can solve the outside problems until we solve the ones within.

Eventually everything fails me, but when I look at the sunset or the sky, I'm reminded what it's like to be alive.

The teacher must adopt the role of facilitator not content provider.

There’s no such thing as fiction or imagination, as they’re merely non-fiction manifestations in the wrong parallel universe.

Everyone should be comfy during the apocalypse.

Everything takes time. You have to love the journey and the process.

The long days seduce all thought away, and we lie like the lizards in the sun, postponing our lives indefinitely.

Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbor.

I'm a benevolent dictator.

But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe culture. And Dublin, in many ways, is a pub culture.

I'm raspy, and if I wasn't a smoker, I'd still be raspy. My pops has a raspy voice, and my grandfather.

Success doesn't come to you; you must go to it. The trail is well traveled. If you want to walk it, you can.