Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love. I have to take care of myself for them. I've also been a vegetarian for two years.

I didn't go around the world, I went around the world on a private jet. I didn't have a hotel room, we had an entire floor. We were spoiled.

During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.

Everyday begins like a blank chalkboard, on which each one of us can write the poem of our present and our dreams for the future.

What will happen from now on? It doesn't matter. I can only focus on what's happening to me in this moment.

Life is like a great teacher..... she will repeat the lesson until you learn.

Getting caught masturbating sucks. I got caught masturbating in jail 7 or 8 times, it really sucks.

And when you feel the heat, the world is at your feet.

Children aren't just our future. They're our present.

Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is wrong.

I need to tell the world what I'm about, my nature, because not doing so would be teaching my children how to lie. I didn't want it to be.

Or they'll talk about fear, which we used to call politics- job politics, social politics, government politics

The difference between the quest for the Holy Grail and someone saying ‘bring me a cup’ is the flavor text and the number of stops involved.

Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.

Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth.

The control of knowledge is the crux of tomorrow's worldwide struggle for power in every human institution.

If I had the hand strength to sign autographs for everybody in Kansas City, I would... but its just impossible to get to everyone.

I think the law changes, which is a nice luxury.

Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being.

If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.

I strongly believe in my own rights and wrongs and impose them on myself and my family.