When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's called a showcase for a reason.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover.

I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character.

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.

Opinions only carry weight in the second or third person.

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.

I'm making music with my friends. It's fun. It should be fun. You shouldn't make music if it isn't fun.

Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be your friend, and there's nothing you can do or say to change that.

Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said, "It makes me think." I love that quote. It's simple. It's beautiful. It's true.

I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day.

In fact, the truth cannot be communicated until it is perceived.

Make time to read.

I only make movies to finance my fishing.

Money is just a way of keeping score.

Beta decay was... like a dear old friend. There would always be a special place in my heart reserved especially for it.

The factors left out of the Ricardian equation are falling wages and idle capacity.

We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.

I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.

To govern mankind, one must not overrate them.

The gospel frees us from the relentless pressure of having to prove ourselves, for we are already proven and secure.