I wanted to be at my sister's funeral, but my family has always had a complicated dynamic.

Live life to the fullest, for the future is scarce.

Nobody's perfect, but at the same time, I always try to learn from my mistakes.

I'm an old rock and roll buff. I love Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.

Everybody that I meet inspires me. You can learn so much from any person that you meet any day on the side of the street.

People should be judged on the things they do, not how they look.

Sometimes I shut up cause I'm afraid I don't have anything interesting to tell anyway

Don't ever let anyone else write your story for you.

OH MY GOD! In Thailand, they've got the spiciest food I've ever had in my life!

Thankfully I have a fan base that wants to see me, so I really enjoy creating music that is different.

The ocean does something to me that is unexplainable. Just being out there and realizing im alive.

I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.

The more cashless our society becomes, the more our moral compass slips.

Purpose drives the process by which we become what we are capable of being.

Wouldn't it be ironic if everyone who got a radio up and running just sat around waiting for everyone else to transmit a message?

I'm a fan of making things that I've seen but couldn't purchase, or things I bought that didn't fit the way I like.

A lot of people died fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.

Put yourself in the other man's place and then you will know why he thinks certain things and does certain deeds.

I did a filmstrip on pollution in the Davison area as my Eagle Scout project and showed it around town. Businesses who were the polluters were mad at me.

People, you have six senses! The last one is common! Use it!

Life is a challenge, we must take it.