I am sweet, I am ugly, I am mean if you love me. I'll try hard just to please you, when I say I don't need you.

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.

Since human wisdom cannot secure us from accidents, it is the greatest effort of reason to bear them well.

I love Arkansas but I think Arkansas has its share of unlit minds.

The acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.

There was an Old Man of Columbia, Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot, Which disgusted that Man of Columbia.

It's a fixer-upper of a planet but we could make it work.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.

But that's part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.

Nothing for preserving the body like having no heart.

Most of the time, creative entrepreneurs lose interest long before their marketing message loses its power.

Dissecting a book was the same as making sense of life. You have to find a way to interpret life, or you'll go nuts.