The poetry of life must not be replaced with matter-of-fact prose.

I'm not really a very social person. It exhausts me when I'm out.

I care about making music and I care about creating experiences for my fans with my music and my videos and my performances.

Matter flows from place to place, and momentarily comes together to be you.

I want to make honest music and tell honest stories that hopefully reflect the thoughts and feelings other people have.

What puts my mind at rest is knowing I'm a person of integrity. I really do stand for what I say I stand for. I'm real!

Control is as much an effect as a cause, and the idea that control is something you exert is a real handicap to progress

I did a handful of photo shoots and I never made any money for it just because I was trying to build a portfolio. I decided that that's not what I wanted to do.

When people have expectations, you're going to make a lot of them upset - when in fact I'm not trying to represent anybody but myself.

Everyone has to learn to work with people - it's part of being an adult, too.

I'd rather have a lot of little donations than a couple big ones. That shows that people care and are giving what they can.

He had learned how reading a book can take you away from anywhere, and make you feel like you're somewhere else, and someone else.. Even if only for a little while.

You will know you are in love when it doesn't matter if you sit in heaven or hell with that special someone just as long as they can make you laugh, while you put out the fires.

Blame has no purpose, and it is a lousy teacher.

I don't see why people want new plays all the time. What would happen to concerts if people wanted new music all the time?

Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes.

Since I wasn't consulted at the time of the creation of the world, I reserve for myself the right to have my own opinion about it.

A business which can bring itself to the point where it attracts the attention of money should be able to continue on its own feet without being financed.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind and spirit.

I vary my days between skiing and snowboarding - I can go fast down pisted runs but still struggle in the bumps on a snowboard.

In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.