When youre touring and the minute you tell someone that youre from Jersey its the equivalent of telling them you just got out of jail.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching

As soon as I go into a Starbucks I take off my sunglasses. I want to be recognised and I want free coffee.

So people keep asking me what this badge is for... this badge makes me the sheriff, the sheriff of Emo town, so get your straight irons and eyeliner ready!

Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person.

It's okay to love something a little too much,as long as it's real to you.

NOTHING is worth hurting yourself over. NOTHING is worth taking your life over, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!

All your quirks and all your problems - even your depressions and your failures - that’s what makes you you.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Don't ever let the media tell you what your body is supposed look like. You're beautiful the way you are. Stay beautiful, keep it ugly.

We’ll have to go back there one day, the both of us. You can show my all your favorite places.”“Silly man, ” I laughed and pulled his face down to mine. “You are my favorite place.

An evening like this would be empty without some reference to [politics] so let's just think of this as empty.

I understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes easy. It's definitely a gift and for which I'm thankful.

Any time you have coaching changes and things like that, you go and study everything.

Always dream big dreams. Big dreams attract big people.

When I was about seven, I started touring the globe as part of New York's La MaMa theater company - without my parents!

As rich as Cincinnati was in live music, New York was even more.

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.

As thy days, so shall thy strength be.

Look for 3 things in a person. Intelligence, Energy, & Integrity. If they don't have the last one, don't even bother with the first two.