The future is a trickster rabbit, full of surprises. Only the past is predictable. -Bobby Goodspeed

Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud. Do you think I appeared desperate?-Joe Bunch

I am about to stop being a get-along kind of guy and turn into somebody who makes a difference.

Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.

A day can start out ordinary and end up being in the top ten. —Joe Bunch

There's no such thing as a wasted wish.

You may be born thousands of years from now, but over the boundaries of time I am sending you my love and wishing you a joyful and wonderful life.

Be fully present in the sacred-moment.

A good Christian, never take advantage of other people

I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge.

If some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it, imagine what miracle you and I can achieve by giving people honest appreciation this side of insanity.

Whenever any great song or album gets lost in the ether, someone is deprived of the joy of hearing it, and the great effort of those who created and recorded the work is damaged.

Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.

In friendship we find nothing false or insincere; everything is straight forward, and springs from the heart.

In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.

Los Angeles is many places in one place.