Going to the Grammys, being nominated for a Grammy, that was a really big deal for me, for us as a band.

Music is a communication. It's a two-way street. You need people to play to in order to make that connection complete. That's the way we look at it.

Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours.

Obviously the best way to retain the most profit is to not give any of it away. That's something that you certainly learn through the years.

I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an outcast. I felt like I belonged. Everyone had a guitar strapped to their back.

You try to play the song better than you had before.

Stay focused when you're playing alive, so you're not distracted by something going on.

If someone is feeling out of sorts or detached it's a great time to bring them in and restate why we are here and what we are trying to do.

We're always in that head space about the audience and less about us at that moment.

I really rely a lot more on memory. I'm definitely not as good of a sight reader.

I don't have very eclectic tastes in music.

The mandate is clear, God's nature must be reflected on the earth.

The worst thing to be afraid of is fear. Give yourself grace. – Jessica Willis

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.

In taking care with language, we take care of ourselves.

Sin keeps a man from prayer, and prayer keeps a man from sin.

Once you've been number one, you can never be satisfied with less.

But if you're looking to be spooked by really tall trees then you've got to go to Washington State.

I regularly watch the scorecards of all Ranji matches.

Give praise to others while they are here; they won't need it in the hereafter.