I went through a period where I was really tired of seeing and reading about myself.

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food.

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'

Love, love will be my strongest weapon

The only thing to fear is fearlessness.

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.

Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.

Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around.

My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.

We each must do a better job of choosing which hardships are best for our future, not just for the company's.

Create the kind of peace in your mind that you want to see in the world.

Were revolutions ever really what we thought them to be?

I love developing children as characters. Children rarely have important roles in literary fiction - they are usually defined as cute or precious, or they create a plot by being kidnapped or dying.

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

No fashion is ever a success unless it is used as a form of seduction.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.

Humankind's ladder to God is a ladder of deeds.

If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful.