I think bands, when they're on the road, they keep their sanity by developing an internal sense of humor.

I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether it's growing or crumbling.

I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

People are strange. We're all morticians. Hey, what's on TV?

The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something that's not society, just a clique.

When you become tired of fitting in, is when you truly become yourself

There's more to light than the opposite of dark.

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

Never mind a world that can't see past brutality.

Sometimes you want to run away Sometimes you think you do But you never had a dream like this before And you don't want to ask for more Sometimes you leave a mark Before you know the score

When it seems there is no way out, it indicates that God wants to manifest His power and glory

Morality—like velocity—is relative. The determination of it depends on what the objects around you are doing. All one can do is measure one's position in relation to them

I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.

Never marry someone in hope that they'll change later.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.

The simple but observable fact is that the more you love, the more you are able to love.

Ask yourself, what makes my book so different? So interesting? Don’t write to be a best seller. Write for and from your heart, not your wallet. Write something you want to be remembered by.

I love clothes, but I don't have a specific favorite, because I'm very much a fashionista.

I was in the shopping mall because that's where I go lately. For the last couple of weeks, I've been going there every day, trying to figure out why people go there. It's kind of a personal project.

Deliberate tactical errors and minor losses are the means by which to bait the enemy.