I approach my life haphazardly. Not much holiness and only as much wisdom as I can muster.

A lot of the time it feels like… music is some sort of excuse to be a human. It’s kind of like people need that excuse to go and put their arms in the air and sing their hearts out.

Love it will not betray you, dismay or enslave you, it will set you free/to be more like the man you were made to be

If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could've won.

A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words.

I spent quite a lot of time pissing off my friends because I could get girls with a British accent, despite the fact that I was tubby and, like, not very cool.

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

I'd love to write a country album with Adele.

Every band I've come across has read more than I have.

I don't even call myself a Christian.

The authenticity thing has never been an issue for me.

Life could be horrible in the wrong trouser of time.

Cultivate the habit of making aware choice. Your choice makes your destiny. Do not be carried away by the unconscious choices.

Prayer indeed is good but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

I don't know what to say about myself. I don't know myself (laughs). People say my humility but I believe we're all humble in our own way. I try to stay close to my family and friends.

I wish all men were like dogs.

I think I'm a love agnostic - not sure, one way or another, if it really exists.

I recognize that on paper, you can't really tell that I'm a fan or a nerd.

If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.

I bought my kid an educational toy to help him make it through life. No matter how you put it together, it's wrong.

Toil for the brave! The brave that are no more.