Strip it all down to essentials and draw the hell out of what's left.

I spent the first half of my career learning what to put into my work, and the second half learning what to leave out.

To add to truth distracts from it.

Fear is the chain that wraps around a free man’s leg.

You can always find a reason to say no. It's the easiest vote. It's also not exactly a red badge of courage.

With music, I'm comfortable singing to people but I'm not that comfortable playing the guitar.

Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.

It's hard being a hostage in somebody else's mouth - or a character in somebody else's novel.

The first thing we have to do is get rid of the pentameter. To ditch the pentameter.

No matter what we're trying to accomplish in life, or what career path we're trying to take, sometimes we get caught up and lose perspective on what's important in life.

Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy.

Just because we believe the gospel is a life-and-death matter doesn't mean we have to act as if we're dead.

If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.