Hard work is greater than lazy talent.

Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting.

Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.

The thing is, we [celebrities are] all just people living our lives, doing our thing. But, I honestly tend to live in my own little world, and am blissfully unaware of so much.

It's so hard sometimes, living in this world. But I know from experience, it can always get better if you're willing to ask for help.

Let your whisper shake the ground

Humans react to danger when it is immediate, immoral, visible... Global warming does not press any of those buttons.

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.

The best advice I got throughout my career was understanding what my current managers' pains and challenges are - it's not always just about hitting the number.

What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye? What calls back the past like the rich pumpkin pie?

If anyone should have a reason to not be afraid, to move beyond the expectations of culture, that is kind of the whole message of Christianity.

Any creative work that is truly alive is influenced by a thousand chance factors in its generation.

Sometimes, there isn't any way to compromise." - Eclipse, page 607

Laurie Lewis' songs combine passion and sheer craft in a way you don't hear very often. Whatever country music is supposed to be, she's at the center of it.

I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.