I was writing this music for the people that sit in the back pew of the church. People that do come, but it's not quite in their hearts.

I pray that when people hear my music, they say at the very least 'man I'm glad that someone else feels that way too.'

Sometimes the song that takes the littlest amount of time are sometimes the best songs you ever do.

There's tons of external and internal pressures that we deal with but live for God and you'll be alright.

I think for most guys, when we grow up we're trying to establish what being a man means to us and so I think it's pretty helpful and beneficial when there's a role model in the house.

It's always an honor and a scary experience to sing new music.

If I can face a street full of rabid zombies, I can tell a boy I like him. Right?

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

After 14 months of military service, I had a wife, a child, half an apartment, no car, and no job.

The realistic way to reduce the amount of money in politics is to reduce the amount of politics in money -- the importance of government in allocating wealth and opportunity.

Culture means the perfect and equal development of man on all sides.

Kindness is an everyday byproduct of all the great virtues.

It only takes 140 characters to toss ones character out the window.

Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?

Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.

Investing is simple, but not easy.