I suspected once that any human life, however intricate and full it might be, consisted in reality of one moment: the moment when a man knows for all time who he is.

Bring your dreams to reality. Believe in yourself. You know you have what it takes to make your dreams come true. Start now and dedicate yourself for success. Shoot for the stars and make it happen.

I am the blank page between the Old and the New Testament.

Do I catch flak because I'm so much smarter than everyone else? I don't know.

The sense of urgency has almost completely vanished.

My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.

Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.

Only a few things are really important.

I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.

Mom's always telling me to smile and hoping I'll turn into a smiley person, which, to be honest, is kind of annoying.