I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.

My sunglasses are like my guitar.

We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake.

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life

Read good books to improve yourself.

The appreciation of your success will only come with your perseverance.

Not hammer strokes but dance of the water sings the pebbles into perfection.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.

I really love hip hop. My cousin Nas came out with an album Life Is Good, and I love that album, but I also love Maroon 5.

My dad died when I was a kid, so I think it became a place for me to go where my mom knew that I was safe and taken care of and looked after.