Don't take yourself too seriously. And take yourself as seriously as death itself.

I think life goes through a cycle of losing and refinding yourself all the time. Everyone has disappointments all the time, some of them pretty small, some of them pretty big.

I looked at myself, and I just said, well, you know, I can sing but I'm not the greatest singer in the world. I can play guitar very well, but I'm not the greatest guitar player in the world... And so I said, well, if I'm going to project an individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.

Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun. Oh, but mama, that's where the fun is.

Nobody wins unless everybody wins.

So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes, is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise?

The school system only recognizes one type of intelligence. There are so many different types of intelligence.