You have to have a vision and know that it's worth seeing it through. Other than that, just be true to your heart.

On tour I'm finding out that I am half gypsy, 40% vagabond, and 10 house cat.

I want to build a treehouse village connected by bridges in the woods by my house so my friends have a place to stay.

Inspiration comes from everywhere always. But it's strongest in love and in its absence.

I think every tour stop on the west coast is equally rewarding for me. There is something healing about the air and the light in the west.

Even before I started writing songs, that was one of my goals to be a writer, and I still have that goal. I've just gotten sidetracked.

I don't really believe in plans. They only change. My goal is simply to be able to make music and live life in this crazy, falling-apart world.

I do what works best for me, but it might not work for somebody else.

There's a weird period of learning how to play guitar where your fingers are constantly messed up a handful.

I started writing when I was 17. I got an acoustic guitar for my birthday after I discovered Bob Dylan and James Taylor.

I took piano and drum lessons when I was young, and took a lot of choir classes in high school. Beyond that I just play by ear and learn as I go.

Great is the Lord. He is mighty and powerful.

We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.

We are in an extremely precarious and urgent situation that compels immediate action

I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked off the next. Every time was my best effort. I didn't know how to go at it any other way.

As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family over a condo.

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.

Making a million dollars is the simplest thing in the world. Just find a product that sells for $2000 and that you can buy at a cost of $1000, and sell a thousand of them.

There is only good art and mediocre art.

I am being taken care of by a higher being than myself or my coaches or my training staff.

I'm always buying gadgets, especially at airports.