I enjoy working out. That is important for me. Whether it's a hike with my dog or an hour at the gym, I like to maintain an active lifestyle.

'It's much better to understand than to be understood,' from my mom.

As an artist, I'm really inspired by everything around me - from travel and art, to friends and family, social voices in media and politics. I get a lot of inspiration from daily life.

I think it is important to stay open to the world around you, so that you are constantly in a state of growth and evolution, which can only happen through inspiration.

Failure is inevitable. If you aren't taking risks, then you won't fail.

I'm a risk taker, so I have come to accept that at times I will fail. To me, that is better than not trying at all.

People are not poor because they do not have money

All it takes is one small voice to make a difference." ~Artum Keogh~

Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.

My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life.

Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

Our minds are mysterious; our conscious brain is like a ship on a sea that is obscure to us.

It's easy to die. Just give your breath back to the trees and the wind.

Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them.

In the early days you have a tendency to intellectualize, but you're really just trying to sound smart and score with the chicks.

A man who doesn't detest a bad government is a fool. And if there were such a thing as a good government on earth, it would be a great joy to serve it.