Life's too short to be shoehorned into a box that isn't for you.

I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I don't want to get trapped in that.

Nobody is strong 100 percent of the time, or falling apart 100 percent of the time; sometimes you're doing both at once.

I'm abstaining from romance and the discussion of romance.

I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day, and I like those things sitting next to each other.

I try not to say exactly what songs are about sometimes, because I feel like it ruins it for people.

I learned drumming as a second instrument because I didn't want to sing. Sometimes I would quite like to be left in the back, in the darkness by myself.

Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something.

I think a lot of things that people think are complimentary are a little bit condescending, but then we just have to keep doing what we're doing, and being in the band is the important bit.

A good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect with people.

Internet has been really amazing, and I think it's a place of great passion, creativity, and knowledge.

It is in the best interest of the rich to preserve poverty.

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.

When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer.

The limitations imposed by democratic political practices makes it difficult to conduct our foreign affairs in the national interest.

I measure my life in pages. If I have pages at dawn, it's been a good night.

If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great. Nothing just happens

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world.

No man should be angry with what is true.

When a horse learns to buy martinis, I'll learn to like horses.

My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season.