I don't really cringe over any of my albums.

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.

Came the Spring with all its splendor All its birds and all its blossoms All its flowers and leaves and grasses.

The collector walks with blinders on; he sees nothing but the prize. In fact, the acquisitive instinct is incompatible with true appreciation of beauty.

For a really long time, I've been trying to find balance where I can talk about my feelings and be upfront with people, confront issues and not have to beat them to death or ignore them.

Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons.

If any of you happens to see an injustice, you are no longer a spectator, you are a participant, and you have an obligation to do something.

And alien tears will fill for him pity's long broken urn. For his mourners will all be outcast men, and outcasts always mourn.

Rabbits live close to death and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else.

Just because it's common sense, doesn't mean it's common practice.

Nothing in this world is so marvelous as the transformation that a soul undergoes when the light of faith descends upon the light of reason.