The nice thing about true hopelessness is that you don't have to try again.

Shouldn't the low strings be at the bottom?

The same people who never did their homework in high school are still doing that to this very day out in the real world.

I tend to think of all the songs the same - I give them all kind of equal rights.

Every one of the songs was based around picking an acoustic guitar. That was part of the concept from the beginning, that the tempos were going to go from slow to almost mid-tempo.

Why do it, just because I can? That's kind of crazy.

Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it.

Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there.

Some people just come in, do it and they know it's right. It turns out better than you imagined it was going to sound. When that happens, you take it as a gift.

I don't know too many people because I stay at my house, I write songs, I go to the store.

If you're asking me to compare myself to other people, I don't really know what other people are like.

The greatest need in the world today is for fully committed Christians.

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.

I foresee the day when we shall read nothing but telegrams and prayers.

You will face many troubles. But the Lord will deliver you each time.

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.

They are who we thought they were!

I do not teach children, I give them joy.

A lot of times, you design a logo to be timeless, but with something like the Olympics, timelessness is maybe not something you should be going for.

When going for a run, I pick fresh air, openness, and scenery of the outdoors over a treadmill every time.

People read fiction... to learn something about how to live their lives.