I'm sure that it's not good not to be around people.

You like some things, you don't like others. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the others, it just means you have an opinion.

Nobody ever cares what I say! I feel badly about it, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

I feel like people who are guarded and shut off, I feel like they should have to wear a button that says, "shut down", "guarded" or something.

The point of life for me is just to make connections with people and share experiences with people.

It seems to me, that's the only thing that ends up being really fulfilling or satisfying - your career.

I never go out, ever. And I think that's why I've been craving human connection so badly, and in a way, I'm excited to go on tour to be around people all the time.

Some people seem so different, some people feel so much more than other people, some people are able to push past things so much easier. And...it's just fascinating to me.

When you've got insane drums and a lot of guitar, it's really hard to mix the vocals, to mix it all well.

There are so many good guitarists out there, I am by no means a very good guitar player.

When I go on and listen to the stuff on the websites, I can't tell, it all sounds like the same band, like they should all be in one band together.

The inner emptiness is the door to God.

Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks.

I pretty much isolated myself away from drums. I stopped looking at Modern Drummer, I stopped looking at websites.

Why are women so fond of raking up the past? They're as bad as tailors, who invariably remember what you owe them for a suit long after you've ceased to wear it.

The convictions that leaders have formed before reaching high office are the intellectual capital they will consume as long as they continue in office.

I won’t give up what I enjoy to look perfect. I want to find a happy medium between feeling good about my body and still having a beer and some barbecue.

By your logic I should also be in charge of Solinade dances, needlework, and horse thieving.

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.