I have the attention span of a 2-year-old. I like to jump from project-to-project.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.

Again its time to pray for peace.

If you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

It's very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

It's funny how many people will come to Vegas to see your show where they might not come out to see you unless you come to their hometown.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.

Make sure you're always giving, way more than you're taking

Peace can only be achieved by a contrite spirit, open communication and tolerance.

I really like people. But I don't know how it will end.

Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

Defense is the first act of war.

I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking to people, working with them, sharing, exchanging and they come along.

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

Getting inequality out there into the consciousness was important. All these political pundits now talking about the 2014 and 2016 elections are talking about inequality.

If you're going to succeed, you've got to be like one of those punch-drunk fighters in the old Warner Bros. boxing pictures: too stupid to fall down, you just keep slugging and stay on your feet.

It's not about what you're saying, it's about how you listen.

I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.