Optimism is a choice. Cynicism isn't smarter - it's just safer.

On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

In the end only kindness matters.

I may not be able to pull on the smallest of holds, but those I can pull on I can pull on all day long.

Live your life with love and bravery and you shall lead a life uncommon.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

Reality is what you believe it to be. It's what you put your thought and energy into, because your hands physically manifest thought. So your world becomes what you feel and what you think.

I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.

At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation, and prejudice.

What a world is this, and how does fortune banter us!

What do men want? They want a lot of pals, and they wish that people wouldn't get so mad at them.

I asked my hairdresser what would look good on me. She says a Los Angeles Rams football helmet.

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.

Let there be songs to fill the air.

Programs to demonstrate Darwinian evolution are akin to a pinball machine. The steel ball bounces around differently every time but eventually falls down the little hole behind the flippers.

Nulle cre ature humaine ne peut commander a' l'amour. No human being can give orders to love.

I love to produce a track and then play it for the crowd; that's the biggest kick for me!

To play great music, you must keep your eyes on a distant star.