A little honest swearin' wipeth away anger and bringeth peace to the soul.

I just write whenever I can.

The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance.

In a democracy the people choose a leader in whom they trust. Then the chosen leader says, 'Now shut up and obey me.' People and party are then no longer free to interfere in his business.

Abstraction is one of the greatest visionary tools ever invented by human beings to imagine, decipher, and depict the world.

I think I give the impression of being a romantic, and I think inside I'm quite severe. But some might say they had the opposite impression of me.

I will always stay hungry, never satisfied with current accomplishments.

It's not that I don't enjoy other people, but what I find with writers is this back and forth. And also, there's no need to talk about work.

History is littered with the wars which everybody knew would never happen.

As I get older, my skin shows more of how I am feeling, like a mirror. If I am stressed, or not getting enough sleep, I see it in my face right away.

Part of what makes music so interesting is the lack of consensus on just about any given topic.

It's going to take from 40 to 118 years for the pay gap to close for women if we just go along with the status quo, so we need some serious, radical change.

There is nothing to fear other than my mind.