No matter how many times people try to pick my lyrics apart, nobody will really understand what these songs truly mean to me because I would rather not get into it.

Put your arm around the buddy next to you. And if you don't have any friends, I'll be your best friend in the whole world.

We have this day to be alive. We better lay down and give up, or stand up and really make some worthwhile memories for ourselves. 'Cause we're not going to be alive forever

The biggest thing I've learned is that you only have one chance. You only have today to live-but you gotta take it and make it the best you can

The only way to fall in love is to allow yourself to be vulnerable. The only way to dare to dream and making incredible things happen is to be vulnerable.

When my body gets so overexerted with energy, I just keep going and going.

I'll never be bothered if I don't have a hit because you look at the songs that are hits and they're none of my favourites. Just the fact that we do have fans waiting here, that's exciting enough.

Whether the color of your skin is black, white, yellow, brown or purple - the extent of this tragedy is so incredibly devastating that we had to do something.

I just kind of thought about doing this my whole life. I never doubted myself once. I've always been singing, and I've always wanted to be on tour with a rock band.

We definitely didn't want it to be anything like our first or second records. We wanted to experiment more than we ever had and take any new idea and run with it as far as we could.

I've rebelled against all types of conformity throughout my life, not just Utah's conservative culture

Calligraphy is an art form that uses ink and a brush to express the very souls of words on paper.

Jesus came to give us life without leaving out any of life in the giving.

But when I start to kiss someone - lust is the easiest emotion to generate.

I have complete faith in the American people's ability if they know and if they have leadership.

Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure

I went out there for a thousand a week, and I worked Monday, and I got fired Wednesday. The guy that hired me was out of town Tuesday.

The soul loves all things beautiful and deep.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

Some women drop off the face of the earth when they get involved with a man. And that's what it's been like with me.

Every album is difficult. If it was easy, we'd make one a month.