I make a living with a song, and I feel honored to do something I love and believe in.

On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

In the end only kindness matters.

I may not be able to pull on the smallest of holds, but those I can pull on I can pull on all day long.

Live your life with love and bravery and you shall lead a life uncommon.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

Reality is what you believe it to be. It's what you put your thought and energy into, because your hands physically manifest thought. So your world becomes what you feel and what you think.

I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.

Every person has something he can serve other people with.

The boughs of the oak are roaring inside the acorn.

We have some bad hombres here, and we're going to get them out.

With the Hebrew Bible, you're living in an austere world.

Each of us is merely a small instrument; all of us, after accomplishing our mission, will disappear.

Painting is a jeu d'esprit.

The weak can be terrible because they try furiously to appear strong.

Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental health.

Easter is an earthquake, an explosion. If you see it as less than that, you're not getting it.

I wanted to be a scientist. I did a thesis on lions. But I realised photography can show things writing can't. Lions were my professor of photography.