I wish we had a more open discourse. It's just a shame that with our 24-hour news media and the Internet, people have become so fragmented. They only want to support their own worldview.

People always want reasons for things ... but sometimes there are no reasons.

You can drive at 16, go to war at 18, drink at 21, and retire at 65. So who can say what age you have to be to find your true love?

Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.

Some things cannot be explained. This is part of the magic of life. There cannot be a word or an idea or a definition attached to everything.

I think that live music is something that the Internet can never kill.

Reading is one of the greatest forms of magic available to us on the planet.

Fashion is one of the most beautiful forms of art we have. It's a form of art that every person gets to possess and create for themselves.

I am very blessed to have a great group of long-term friends and a huge family that has been very loving and supportive. I try to stay connected to that and contribute as much as I can.

I feel lucky that I even have the luxury to write about feeling lonely or feeling confused. When you think about climate change that means that we won't have an Earth to be lonely on.

It is just so cool to play on the beach right next to the water. I am deeply moved by water as I think most people are - so to play music with it is a most powerful experience.

Until it has scared you with its endlessness, sky is just sky.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.

I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient, like rock.

What is not grasped has all the chances to become real.

Let’s shine the light of consciousness on places where we can hope to find what we are seeking.

Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity.

The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our minds.

Gods have many faces.