When I was working on the lyrics, I thought of all the lullabies we learn as children: "Away in the Manger," William Blake's lullabies. I realized that the key to lullabies is simplicity.

My sunglasses are like my guitar.

We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake.

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

Keep trying?I'd rather keep walking. I mean, whisky is whisky

Architecture is inhabited sculpture.

Faith is the divine evidence whereby the spiritual man discerneth God and the things of God.

If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team.

You can't create the future unless you imagine it.

We strive for error-free medicine in a world that is sometimes all too human.

[News is] a first rough draft of history.

The world doesn't owe you a living, but just when you needed it, a door was opened for you to make a difference.

I'm not really interested in anyone's record or anyone - I'm always fighting with myself. I always try to do my best.

As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on a daily basis.