I'm not dead. I mean, I may be getting older, but I'm not dead!

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

Only Give up, When Your Hearts Gives up.(Don't Give up, till your Last Breath)

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.

It costs a lot of money to release a movie. What you'd call art-house movies - movies that don't have big stars or big budgets - they're very hard for distributors to get behind 'em and take chances.

When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price.

What cook can match herself against hunger and memory?

Every man believes that he has greater possibilities.

There are still so many questions to answer. When you look at any part of the universe, you have to feel humbled.