Nothing is for sure. Change is the only thing that is the absolute.

I believe animals should be respected as citizens of this earth. They should have the right to their own freedom, their own families, and their own life.

Whether I'm stressed out or angry or happy or depressed - however I feel, I say "I love my life," no matter what. That usually keeps me centered.

How do I not get so wrapped up in what I think needs to happen? Going with the flow is the way to do it.

As an artist and a songwriter myself, I like to feel connected to modern culture and watch how sounds change.

I love just going out; long drives, the ocean, my kids, new music, new gear, new plug-ins, coffee, and donuts at four in the morning. Even just waking up and writing.

I've learned that each day is definitely a gift.

I do pranayama breathing now as a meditation, and that's very helpful. Meditating changed my life.

Walking my dogs, playing with my kids - all of that is really good stuff to keep me centered.

I meditate every day for between ten to twenty minutes. Every morning, I work out and go to the gym for an hour. I pray to the architect that designed me. I'm grateful.

I learned that once it's over, it's really over, and to not take anything for granted.

The idea that only the educated are privileged is an illusion.

An institution theoretically devoted to providing comfort to those in need (the church) is in trouble because it has embraced the same pressure cooker we find everywhere else.

God is usually on the side of big squadrons and against little ones.

Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with your power; And little things as though they were great, since I do them in your name!

I love John Stamos. John's a really friendly, cool dude.

Its a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.

Can you stop your mother from singing to you? Who would do such a thing?

People pour themselves into their own doctrines, and God has to blast them out of their preconceived ideas before they can become devoted to Jesus Christ.

There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible. And not a one of them is as good.