Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad art.

You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust

Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.

The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise. So does our enjoyment of it.

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

Faith comes from listening to the right stories.

Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul.

Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator.

Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story.

I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.

Beauty was a curse to be borne, not a blessing.

Forming Holiness with filthy hands and heart which leads to a disastrous future is like trying to impress or form when your life is without formation.

I'm convinced England's overflowing with eccentric people, places, happenings. Indeed, you might say eccentricity's normal in England.

I won't have a hard time being brutally honest. But I won't be mean. You don't have to be mean to be honest.

It is only when we stand up, with all our failings and sufferings, and try to support others rather than withdraw into ourselves, that we can fully live the life of community.

Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not.

The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life

Democracy is not a commodity for import and export.

You don't get to make their decisions but you do get to choose the decision makers.

I have a wonderful family. I have a job that I love and wonderful people who help me with it. It can't get any better than that.