I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that's where I got my first taste for music.

Life's a game made for everyone, and love is the prize.

I can't tell where the journey will end But I know where to start

It's hard - some people get inspired by a feeling, but I'm mostly inspired by melodies.

Life's a game made for everyone and love is the prize. So wake me up when it's all over - when I'm wiser and I'm older. All this time I was finding myself and I didn't know I was lost.

I tried carrying the weight of the world. But I only have two hands.

I would never lay down a pre-programmed set and perform to a pre-mixed CD; I would never cheat my fans like that.

There's always haters, no matter what you're doing - whether they're complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it's too different.

I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.

I'm a DJ. I get the party started.

I make sure to use both Twitter and Facebook a lot which helps me connect to the fans.

Do good even if no one is watching you and do it as if everyone is watching you.

The humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons.

If the Best is yet to come, the Present will blend with it Beautifully.

The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust.

I am a student of love.

The Kite Runner is a story of two boys and a father, and the strange love triangle that binds them.

I warn black Americans'don't get too mixed. A little is fine, but not to the point where you're out of the family.

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.

The individual incentive not to commit crime on Wall Street now is almost zero.

The imagination loses vitality as it ceases to adhere to what is real.