Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting.

What has worked before is never as good as something that has never been tried before, even if it doesn't work.

Songwriting is Hell on Earth. If it isn't, then you're doing it wrong.

The people who are making money are the ones who are writing and singing their own songs.

We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out.

The creative processes are so mysterious.

Someone left the cake out in the rain

I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs.

As I've grown - dare I say it - older, I had hopes of indulging my dreams of being a sailor.

I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning full of the spirit. I do believe that it comes to you.

In the end all that matters is climbing and pushing your personal limits. No matter the grade, if you climb something that was hard for you, then that's sick.

Christmas is a blanket that warms our cold hearts.

Parenthood offers many lessons in patience and sacrifice. But ultimately, it is a lesson in humility. The very best thing about your life is a short stage in someone else’s story.

We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.

When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.

I firmly believe that the future of civilization is absolutely dependent upon finding some way of resolving international differences without resorting to war.

The biggest reason that positive endings don't happen is because employees are trained on policies and rules rather than principles.

The fatal tendency of mankind to leave off thinking about a thing when it is no longer doubtful is the cause of half their errors.

I will never do Pulp [Fiction] 2 but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.

I haven't decided when I'll get married.

You beat Cancer by how you live.