I've learned that each day is definitely a gift. When my dad died, I made sure I said everything to him. I realized that once he's gone, he's gone. No matter how angry or resentful or whatever.

I believe animals should be respected as citizens of this earth. They should have the right to their own freedom, their own families, and their own life.

Whether I'm stressed out or angry or happy or depressed - however I feel, I say "I love my life," no matter what. That usually keeps me centered.

How do I not get so wrapped up in what I think needs to happen? Going with the flow is the way to do it.

Nothing is for sure. Change is the only thing that is the absolute.

As an artist and a songwriter myself, I like to feel connected to modern culture and watch how sounds change.

I love just going out; long drives, the ocean, my kids, new music, new gear, new plug-ins, coffee, and donuts at four in the morning. Even just waking up and writing.

I've learned that each day is definitely a gift.

I do pranayama breathing now as a meditation, and that's very helpful. Meditating changed my life.

Walking my dogs, playing with my kids - all of that is really good stuff to keep me centered.

I meditate every day for between ten to twenty minutes. Every morning, I work out and go to the gym for an hour. I pray to the architect that designed me. I'm grateful.

Success can eliminate as many options as failure

Your values define who you truly are. Your true identity is the sum total of your values.

I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again.

I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.

The appetite grows for what it feeds on.

The fields and the flowers and the beautiful faces are not ours, as the stars and the hills and the sunlight are not ours, but they give us fresh and happy thoughts.

Sure, being a reservist wasn't as glamorous, but I was the one who had to look at myself in the mirror.

[Boxed] Multiple bouncing balls in a box are a metaphor for community. Notice how the escaping balls explode. This is what happens to people who move from Perl to Ruby.

You, O money, are the cause of a restless life! Because of you we journey toward a premature death; you provide cruel nourishment for the evils of men; the seed of our cares sprouts from your head.

To deny a genocide because of convenience and expediency having to do with an illegal war or occupation in Iraq to me, is double hypocritical.