Gord Downie is extraordinary. It's safe to say there's nobody like that guy that I've ever come across.

I was struck by the effortless way they moved between musical styles, all the while managing to make each their own. It was instantaneous that I knew I wanted to work with them.

I can't think of very many people who work as hard at the craft of songcraft as Gord Downie does. It was life or death. Every syllable was important.

The lesson there is that there's no hiding the sound of a band that is bored with its own music. Whatever it takes to create the sound of excitement, that's what you want to do.

You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they will make you wish you hadn't made them wish they had.

There are really places in your heart that you don't know exist until you love a child.

It's not an old book, or a treasure map. Nope. Staring up at me was a pile of rocks.

No one knows what is in him till he tries, and many would never try if they were not forced to.

Get up there, where 'there' is . . . get up in front and . . . preach your guts out!

Who has time for toxic relationships? If someone isn't honoring your feelings, it's not a real relationship. If you feel drained after spending time with someone, that's a red flag!

There are a lot of times where people think I'm in things that I'm not in, because they think I'm Kumail Nanjiani.

Phenomenology is dialectic in ear-mode - a massive and decentralized quest for roots, for ground.

I'm not an elitist. I hate the fashion industry sometimes because it becomes so focused on the elite.

People no longer know how to apologize, which is particularly noticeable among athletes, politicians, and entertainment figures.