I went from living with my parents, to being signed out of high school. I have never, not had a boss, or someone else responsible for me. It is really cool as an artist to have that freedom.

It's hard to deny talent. If you're good, you're good.

I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time.

Kids think books are cool, especially when they see that people they think books are cool are reading.

My world on the road always ends up feeling really small which is ironic because that's when I'm seeing the most places and meeting the most people!

Education is one of the most important tools that you can give somebody.

It's like a dream sometimes, a song just pops into your head and you can't tell if it's something you heard or it's new and you got to write it down.

I've been really lucky to have a lot of cool people and to be around a lot of cool celebrities that I've got to learn from.

Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock bands and I was a singer/songwriter. It just seems kind of lame.

I never was strutting through the hallways like, "Yeah, I'm a singer/songwriter." That's never a cool thing to do - to be the brooding guy.

If you are obliged to do something inevitable, don’t lose time to think about it, do it right away!

What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.

If the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were about reengineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity.

Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.

Television remains an incredible tool when it comes to ensure the best promo, but one thing was always clear to me, I didn't want reality stars; I wanted stars.

Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.

In love, 'tis no other than frantic desire for that which flies from us.

In a marriage, you and your partner come first. And unless you and your partner are happy, that kid's never going to be happy.

My family has schoolteachers and librarians, and I think people who teach are probably some of our greatest American heroes. Certainly, underpaid and unsung.

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material. My hat's off to them.