The whole world is simply my story, projected back to me on the screen of my own perception. All of it.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

Love is always reminding me that there is something else left to do

For here Am I sitting in a tin can, Far above the world. Planet Earth is blue, And there's nothing I can do.

If you don't understand hip-hop, you just have to see it being recorded.

Cooking is really calming. Sharing food with friends, cooking.

I still play Strat, I don't know nothing else. Strats and Telecasters.

You might be a redneck if the richest member of your family bought a house and you have to help take the wheels off of it.

Pitching is pitching. I've been doing this since I was eight-years-old, playing in my backyard with my dad. The things that work in Double-A will also work in the majors.

Be an all-out, not a hold-out.

I'm only 26 - I don't know anything about life yet. Life is like a puzzle and my pieces are spread all over the world.

Political truth is libel; religious truth, blasphemy.