I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.

May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground.

I kind of like being depressed.

There’s always some level of optimism in every single song.

It takes a lot to still believe in people.

Running in Central Park is my favorite thing to wake up and do. I have my own specific path that I have to run every single time. There's a little bit of OCD involved, but I love it.

I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.

But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.

If I wasn't a musician I'd probably be like a meth addict.

I try and get about eight hours of sleep every single night. And I like to think that I drink more water than anyone, ever.

I don't want to be known for anything other than writing songs.

There is no fear in love. Live with the foundation of LOVE in your heart and you will become FEARLESS.

For having a Crazy Attitude Like me is not a Decease, because i think this is the only way to hide my Emotion and to Prove that I'm a Strong Person

We are the beauty of the world enveloped within the confines of a human structure: created out of love to love until the end of time.

Hope is an adventure a going forward a confident search for a rewarding life.

She had been married so often she bought a drip-dry wedding dress.

Children, we should simplify our life's needs and use the resulting savings for charity.

The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing.

I have lived a thousand lives lost within the pages of a book.

His knowledge is not like ours, which has three tenses; present, past, and future. God's knowledge has no change or variation.

I'm always trying to turn things upside down and see if they look any better.