I like to try and mix diction and experiences.

I think if you truly believe that something should be that way then you should push for that.

Give me one good reason why I should never make a change, baby if you hold me then all of this will go away.

Truth is mighty and it will prevail.

I think one of the worst things people can do is try and fight the people they've agreed to work with.

I think the lesson that I learnt very early on was to listen to people you work with, because you're all in it together.

While I was travelling and I kind of had the classic realisation - that I guess most teenagers have at some point - that time's gonna run out and that's not in my power to change that.

It's strange to think that I can go places and people want to hear my music. I guess that's all I ever wanted.

Obviously I still gig on my own, but I've always heard my music with a band.

The thing for me though, is that songs are good depending on the memories I have with them.

Even if I know that really it's not a great song, even if it's a naff song but I have a good memory of it, then to me that's a great song.

I don't want to be rich yet live a life of unhappiness, but I also don't want to be poor because I have never seen happiness in poverty.

It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people? It costs everything you are.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children's mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives.

Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.

If cowardice were not so completely a coward as to be unable to look steadily upon the effects of courage, he would find that there is no refuge so sure as dauntless valor.

Peace is indivisible, and the surrounding world confusion found no reflection inside me.

Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!

I'm very grateful that I had work to do. I may have thrown myself off a building.

All-cheering Plenty, with her flowing horn, Led yellow Autumn, wreath'd with nodding corn.