If you don't make Christmas presents, meaning making something that's so emotionally connected to people, don't talk to me.

Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

Even a broke clock is right twice a day

Life is 5% what happens, and 95% how you react.

This is my life homie, you decide yours

Believe in your flyness...conquer your shyness

Nothing in life is promised except death.

Everything I'm not makes me everything I am

You're not perfect, but you're not your mistakes.

You basically can say anything to someone on an email or text as long as you put LOL at the end.

The enemies of your enemies are not always your friends, but they can still be useful.

Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.

Ignore the reek of feces in the air, the bloodstains on the ground, and you have yourself a glorious night.

My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

I'm "crushable." That was the craziest thing. They called me "crushable" on some website.

Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.

One way to reduce crime and save lives is to target criminals who use guns with tough mandatory minimums.

Conductors don't suffer, they are part of the performance.

One day you just say "To heck with it," and you go looking for trouble, and you find happiness.

The worst thing a girl can do is trail after a boy when a love affair is dead.