I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business.

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.

God saved us so that we could become servants of his will and dedicate ourselves to what he wants us to do

It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool

The State must act as the guardian of a millennial future in the face of which the wishes and the selfishness of the individual must appear as nothing and submit.

A great painting is something that you can come back to again and again.

Anthropologists are great at novelistic observations. I would be thrilled if this novel would encourage anthropologists to write what they see in fictional form.

I'm the only president you've got.

The people of Cyprus have sent a strong message...of stability, credibility and change.

That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.

All that we know is nothing can be known.