People are so... seem so chaotic internally, but being filtered through some form, like making a record, sort of filters it down into something that can be understood.

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.

I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place.

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak among other freaks

I didn't have a hard time making it. I had a hard time letting it go.

Everything means nothing to me

I truly hope the future will bring me something to feel nostalgic about, because there's really nothing much so far I can remember fondly.

Somewhere where people aren't so mad would be nice, but I don't know if there is anywhere like that.

Music is worth doing just because. It doesn’t have to be justified by some political point of view, and it’s kind of insulting to the music to make it a tool for something else.

Haven't laughed this hard in a long time. I better stop now before I start crying. Go off to sleep in the sunshine...I don't want to see the day when its dying.

The choice is to listen to the chaos your mind creates or the intuitive wisdom from the heart.

It is the destiny of the mind to seek

What is rational in the practice of thoughtful medicine is impractical for the system.

You can ignite the senses and directly alter their state of mind and body through this scent, sparking a subliminal key to attraction.

Even if you don't like colours, you will end up having something red. For everyone who doesn't like colour, red is a symbol of a lot of culture. It has a different signification but never a bad one.

‎"If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture--that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves." E.Abbey

Stay young and wild as long as you can

We're developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won't be able to think.

We should cultivate the serenity, because in the substance of sincerity germinate the most beautiful flowers of the Spirit.

These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.