I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children

Something happens to me when I witness someone's courage. They may not know I'm watching and I might not let them know. But something happens to me that will last me for a lifetime. To fill me when I'm empty, and rock me when I'm low.

To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.

When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.

The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace.

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.