Things flow better and everyone is in a better mood because they're like, 'I got my point across and it sounds like I want it to sound'

The production pushes and pulls you as much as the song does. It's almost more to do with the production value of how each bit was done as opposed to the actual track itself.

Humour is a big part of our lives as well as our music. Making it fun is the most important thing.

I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits.

It used to be that the only ones with access to cutting-edge technology were top government labs, big companies and the ultra-rich. It was simply too expensive for the rest of us to afford.

If we want to write, it makes sense to read—and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would.

I want to see America thrive. I want to see all different families here succeed.

It's really hard to grow with another person.

The one reality was this: He was home. How badly he wanted to stay.

I punished myself and avoided my reflection in mirrors and any windows. I would see myself reflected back, and I would look away, trying to pretend I didn't exist, because I hated myself so much.

We — mankind — stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device — our consciousness of the crisis — as our unique contribution.

If life becomes hard, soften it with random acts of kindness.

Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.