Minds are the real estate of the 21st century.

Men have periods; they're called wars.

If you empty, you can be filled up with anything. It could be water or it could be gasoline.

No matter what's in your head, you go up into any hospital, up to a terminal ward and it'll smack you right back into reality that, "Hey man, whatever you're dealing with, if it's heavy on your heart and head, you're gonna have to let that go, because there, some people are dealing with unavoidable situations that they can't let go." And then they eventually let those go, so, I mean, that's helpful.

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.

The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.