I'm a very lucky guy. I get to write music that I love, and lo and behold, people seem to really like it. I know how fortunate I am.

The best friends you will ever have are the ones who don't make you feel like you owe them a damn thing.

It's amazing and sad what we have to do to survive sometimes.

Life owes you nothing. You owe yourself everything.

The future is meant for those who are willing to let go of the worst parts of the past. When you cannot take two steps without turning around to inspect your footsteps, you are getting nowhere fast.

Before you tell yourself its a different scene remember its just different from what you've seen.

Live your life, no matter what that life is.

Bad things happen when good people pretend nothing is wrong.

You ever want to feel powerless? Watch the people you care about being hurt and know there is nothing you can do about it.

Our proximity keeps us honest. Our intentions keep us strangers.

Do you serve a purpose, or purposely serve?

The highlight of my career? That's easy, Elvis recording one of my songs.

It is the combination of thought and love which forms the irresistible force of the law of attraction.

I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.

It isnt enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.

Nature is simply the opportunity for the artist to express himself.

The man who does not know the nature of the Law, cannot know the nature of sin.

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it wont be successful.

I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual; I'm too abstract; I think too much.

I would honor the man who give to his country a good newspaper.

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies and drink Coke.