There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.

I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile.

It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.

When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with paints and a blank canvas.

You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid.

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.

I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.

My job as an artist, as I see it, is to understand and in some cases to take on various ways of thinking about people and the world that are different from my own, sometimes radically different.

As Martin Luther King said, "Passively to participate in an unjust system is to accept that system and to participate in its evil."

The greatest warriors fight not for crowns and splendor, but for love.

Jesus did not define the kingdom as being in the hearts of the Pharisees or anyone else. The kingdom is an objective reality when the King is present.

Like a car idling, I gave of my energy until there was nothing more in my tank to give... all the while going nowhere.

I'm sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim.

Violence against women is still treated as a lesser crime. Armed groups turn it into a weapon of choice because of near total impunity.

The one good thing about the Angels was they always colored within the lines. They had to. Suckers.

If you're prosperous in soul, you'll be prosperous in whole, regardless of how many and how much physical possessions you have

I was part of the first wave of singer/songwriters but I was also in that first wave of singer/songwriters who experienced the music industry when technology started to take over.

Always be aware that you have the power to create the naturally stress-free and tranquil life you desire.

You take my life when you do take the means whereby I live