I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy.

You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through

I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human beings and a sense of connection with ... the world around them.

The part of my education that has had the deepest influence wasn't any particular essay or even a specific class, it was how I was able to apply everything I learned in the library to certain situations in my life. . . The library takes me away from my everyday life and allows me to see other places and learn to understand other people unlike myself.

I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life.

It's crucial with today's challenges that our children feel they have a source of information they can trust in their parents.