It's not an insult to have a past and to have some accountability to it.

There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness.

Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician.

I don't know how other bands play the same songs every night.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

I'm always keen to head to where the greatest gravitation pull is tugging me.

I've made a few albums in such an autonomous way; it often has been exhausting. It's almost difficult to enjoy the process when you take on so much.

I don't know what's more tragic, knowing how to read and choosing not to, or not knowing how to read and refusing to learn.

The greatest risk is not taking any.

Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions.

Sometimes it's hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn't just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.

Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Risk being seen in all of your glory.

Carry always your earplugs with you in case of emergency, like meeting with a politician!

You must feed your mind even as you feed your body, and to make your mind healthy, you must feed it nourishing, wholesome thoughts.

Shoulder-in is the aspirin of horseback riding - it cures everything.

My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.

If you want to achieve your goals, help others achieve theirs.