There is a monumental difference between being alive and living. You should never settle for the first.

If we ever meet in real life, we can have a conversation. But you should go and live your real life and I'll go and live mine.

If we all can figure out how to work together then we are the embodiment of salvation for our entire planet. We have the capabilities of it. That's the gist of it.

You can say something stupid with an incredible heartfelt sentiment and for some reason, it might be insanely powerful.

It's hard to know if what you do is actually working for anyone else or not. There's so much music out there. Why would someone ever listen to what I do?

I never think anything's finished. It's really not. Recording is only just a moment in time. It's as good as you can do it until then.

No one holds the power. Just because they might give you a bit of money every now and then doesn't mean that they have the right to change what you do.

Maybe 80 percent of what we conceive to be a song idea or the meaning of a song is not exactly what the artist meant most of the time. It's not bad - people can take what they want from it.

I don't mind throwing something away. It should be your best or it should be what you want people to hear and something that's good for people.

LA is an intense city. I was probably a bit too sensitive. I didn't have any friends so I was keeping pretty low key. I just whipped myself up into a bit of an emotional frenzy.

I change lyrics to the songs all the time, too. I don't know if it matters in a lot of ways because you can take what you want from it.

I'm interested in technology for the masses. Good tech design should not just be for enthusiasts but for the general public. It should be something that touches everyone.

To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap.

I don't want to convert people to Buddhism - all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.

You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means your brain is receiving information from your body what your car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance.

A teacher had two types of students. One type of student is a close student. The other is also a close student, but not in the sense of physical proximity. The close students rotate a lot.

Tolkien made the wrong choice when he brought Gandalf back. Screw Gandalf. He had a great death and the characters should have had to go on without him.

The End is the Beginning is the End

I believe that if you don't want to do anything, then sit there and don't do it, but don't expect people to hand you a corn beef sandwich and wash your socks for you and unzip your fly for you.

If your voice is heard by more people because you've earned some kind of name and fame, your silence on an issue of urgent moral importance is even more of a betrayal. Privilege is obligation.

The great authors share their souls with us- "literally.