Yoga really helped with stress relief and just not hurting myself when I tour. It really was super helpful.

I believe animals should be respected as citizens of this earth. They should have the right to their own freedom, their own families, and their own life.

Whether I'm stressed out or angry or happy or depressed - however I feel, I say "I love my life," no matter what. That usually keeps me centered.

How do I not get so wrapped up in what I think needs to happen? Going with the flow is the way to do it.

Nothing is for sure. Change is the only thing that is the absolute.

As an artist and a songwriter myself, I like to feel connected to modern culture and watch how sounds change.

I love just going out; long drives, the ocean, my kids, new music, new gear, new plug-ins, coffee, and donuts at four in the morning. Even just waking up and writing.

I've learned that each day is definitely a gift.

I do pranayama breathing now as a meditation, and that's very helpful. Meditating changed my life.

Walking my dogs, playing with my kids - all of that is really good stuff to keep me centered.

I meditate every day for between ten to twenty minutes. Every morning, I work out and go to the gym for an hour. I pray to the architect that designed me. I'm grateful.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The health of democracy, not its hate, is its best propaganda.

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

Good-quality travel and good-quality food are the two luxuries that I never have any guilt indulging in.

I'm a mathematician, basically. What I do is look around for problems where I can find useful applications for mathematics. All I do, really, is the math, and other people have the ideas.

The cinema is death at work.

I think you always, as an artist, feel like you would like to be more and more specific about your intent and your interests.

I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.

The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.

Best way to rob a bank is to own one.