Many kids in foster homes have a lot of emotions that are hard to get out. It's important to let them know they can make a difference in the community.

You learn a lot when you're barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.

All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

When many little people in many little places do many little things, then the whole world changes.

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.

Life is too short to make just one decision, Music's too loud for just one station, Love is too big for just one nation, AND GOD IS TOO BIG FOR JUST ONE RELIGION...

I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.

Don't settle for something that's not great. Don't feel like having a relationship that is not serving your needs is more important than having a relationship with yourself.

Every single soul is a poem.

Why did you take me down this road if you don't want to walk with me? Why do you exist all alone, when you could just talk to me?

How base a thing it is when a man will struggle with necessity! We have to die.

Each man's character shapes his fortunes.

Most men are in a coma when they are at rest and mad when they act.

You have to learn not only from your failures. You must also learn from your successes.

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others.

It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it.

I continue to handpick the beetles, mosquitoes feast on me, birds eat the mosquitoes, something else eats the birds, and so on up and down the biotic pyramid.

Good reasons must of force give place to better.