I've always hid behind the music despite the fact that I have a huge personality. I'm thrilled that the music is bigger than me and will outlive and outlast me. It frees me up to take risks.

I'm not pushing myself forward in denial of the moment. I'm pushing myself forward and enjoying every moment voraciously. I'm thinking about the next thing but not at the expense of the present.

Often the most specific stories end up being the most universal.

I pray to be the best thing ever but I also pray that for my colleagues. You're only as good as the person who can distract from what's meant to be happening.

Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.

Live each day as if it were your last

Knowing your ignorance is far better than knowing what you know! Understanding the path and will of God is far better than mastering your own path.

Concern should drive us into action not into a depression.

Jesus was in a garden, not of delight as the first Adam, in which he destroyed himself and the whole human race, but in one of agony, in which he saved himself and the whole human race.

I like Doritos. I'm usually watching 'The Biggest Loser' eating Doritos.

How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!

Cats at firesides live luxuriously and are the picture of comfort.

I actually love swimming but I just hate jumping in the water.

About the nature of human beings. I discovered that confronted by temptation, we will always fall. Given the right circumstances, every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil.