My music is in young people's lives because it's so much a part of their parents' lives.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life.

When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

Love is still a simple act of faith, and a faithful heart is always worth the wait.

The music is key. It has the power to transport you. I go from being a slightly insecure, shy kind of a person offstage, to this super-confident, motivated, entity onstage.

Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.

Then come and as we lay, beside this sleepy glade, there I will sing to you my Longfellow serenade.

Drop your shrink and stop your drinkin', crunchy granola's neat.

who wishes to fight must first count the cost

Atheism Is Rare ?! so is intelligence

We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

There are many unspeakable words, forgotten, or forbidden.Great thanks to the poets who make them all become reachable.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I think they are looking for publicity and they are looking for a name for themselves.

Safety is a fence, and fences are for sheep.

Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.