We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do.

There's nothing better than striving to be a better man.

Everybody has their own ways of wanting to do things.

You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people are listening.

I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am making this for them.

As an artist, expectations are basically your enemy. If you're truly making something to make it, then you're not thinking about anything else except what you're making.

Obviously, everyone loves someone who appreciates you and puts you on a pedestal.

The new solo album sounds like me: I'm singing about bad business transactions, bodily fluids, and courage.

Being off the road is one of the greatest things ever. It's hard for me to be around my friends who are on the road.

I am 36 years old, I can't change. I have tried, trust me, but I can't. It's nice to get over yourself and just do it.

You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat.

Love and fantasy, go hand in hand.

Because I am committed to the truth of Scripture, I must try to understand what Scripture says, even if it transcends my own experience.

Anyone who found the secret of rejoicing when things go well without being annoyed when they go badly would have found the point.

There is this old thing that a lot of people say - that the worst experiences make the best films. I don't subscribe to it. But I've seen it happen.

Your eyes will always go to red, which is why there is a lady in red in all my shows.

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.

Tax bills create wealth. They help people live better.

How simple and frugal a thing is happiness.

Why do you think you are weak? Wake up and see you have all the strength.

Some missionaries bound for Africa were laughed at by the boat captain. 'You'll only die over there,' he said. But a missionary replied, 'Captain, we died before we started.'