Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just as your back's turned, you'll be surprised... as your solitude subsides.

I think life is the most important thing and you have to live that first and then you're art comes second.

I think you kind of lose the human aspect when you make things too perfect.

As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute.

I'm a control freak with regards to certain aspects. I think you just have to be when you're making stuff in the world. You have to have a clear idea what you want.

I write music, really, to make myself feel better.

Whenever I have a bunch of tunes written, I always find a kind of uniform that accompanies the songs.

I tend to work well within a deadline. If I know I have to get something in three weeks, I tend to A, enjoy myself a little bit more, and B, really work well.

If you wanna get to heaven, get out of this world.

I grew up on Loretta Lynn and Dusty Springfield. I remember lying about it it wasn't cool to listen to country when I was 12.

I am a child of digital generation. I have done most of the records with Rilo Kiley on computers, on Pro Tools or other digital programs.

Left wing...Right wing...it's so limited

Be in charge, take control of your life

The women has her own battlefield with every child she brings into the world she fights a battle for the nation

Beauty, I believe, comes from God; therefore, there can be no beauty without goodness.

Skipping school isn't a crime. It's an infraction. They're totally different.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.

The wonderful fortune of some writers deludes and leads to misery a great number of young people.

The possibility of remedying imprudent actions is commonly an inducement to commit them.

I don't really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us.

I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.