It's this mingling of the economic and political elite which is really destroying our democracy.

Instead of bailing out Wall Street for the fourth time.. let's bail out the students.

Pay attention America. Third party might not win it this year, but we could be seeing the shift away from a two party system unfolding.

It's not possible to solve the climate crisis while we continue to expand fracking.

We cannot simultaneously fight terrorism, we and our allies, while with the other hand we fund terrorism, arm terrorism and train terrorism.

Moving to 100 percent renewable energy means we no longer need and can no longer justify wars for oil.

The corporate-powered parties are not gonna do it for us, not the greater or the lesser evil. We have to do it for ourselves. And the minute we stand up and stand together, we are unstoppable.

I think that equality needs to be broadened to include equal access to comprehensive healthcare, equal access to jobs, and equal rights in the workplace.

There is no such thing as a survivable or local nuclear war.

I think it would be a disaster if Donald Trump is elected. It will also be a disaster if Hillary Clinton is elected.

In this country, we not only have a right to vote, we have a right to know who we can vote for.

Pain is a physical discipline.

The heart is the key conduit to everything.

Silence is best reserved for the fearful and foolish.

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

While my insides may be rotten, I still like a good reason to kill someone. It has to be either business, personal, or out of sheer boredom.

The most consummately beautiful thing in the universe is the fashioned life of a good person.

A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash and eternal conflict may produce eternal truths.

It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.

One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt me. You don't say that to children and I never forgot it.

I think one of the reasons that I love the fans that have stuck around, because I really enjoy writing different kinds of songs. I don't know if I write them well or not, but I can write them.