No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

It's better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community.

I'm standing in the desert, waiting for my ship to come in.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

Making miracles is hard work, most people give up before they happen.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.

It can be hard in this business, especially when you're very young, to figure out who you can and can't trust.

The beating of my heart was so violent and wild that I felt as if my life were breaking from me.

Environmentalism is not about the environment. It is about people. It is about a vision for a better life-for people.

We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history's latest gang of fanatics trying to murder their way to power.

The public knows that human beings are fallible. Only people blinded by ideology fall into the trap of believing in their own infallibility.

We all read news stories about the difficulties and tensions that the United States has with our allies and even with coalition partners in Iraq, but we rarely read about the good news.

I travel the garden of music, thru inspiration. It's a large, very large garden, seen?

I have lived in the United States for half of my life, my entire adult life.