[In making music] it's nice to not have a goal, to not have a set format. It's very liberating to just get out of your comfort zone and be in a new space.

The orchid is Mother Nature's masterpiece.

The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

We have a need to be religious, we need to worship, we need to build totems and shrines and icons, but nobody's sure in honor of what.

I've got big hips and a big body. I'm double, triple the size of other models - and I embrace that - I own it.

An un-named song is like an un-named child, it has no identity.

The good Lord in his ultimate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable: hope, jokes, and dogs, but the greatest of these was dogs.

And there are new kinds of nomads, not people who are at home everywhere, but who are at home nowhere. I was one of them

I believe when you’re stuck in one spot for too long it’s best to throw a grenade where you stand, and jump…and pray.

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.

I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.

Find your life’s purpose and dare to pursue it.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work so most people don't recognize them.

Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is.

Without trust, there can be no loyalty - and without loyalty, there can be no true growth.

Stumbling upon the next great invention in an 'ah-ha!' moment is a myth.

What do we do with ourselves when we find we have failed to become the adults we dreamed as pious children?

My love life is nobody's business... if I give it to 40 million people to read, what do I have left when I go home? I'm protective of my personal life that way.

The fear inside of loneliness: That only what others have is real.

All responsible writers, to some degree, have become involuntary criers of doom, because doom is in the wind

The language you use for your poems should be the language you use with your friends.