With people too, you constantly think, "If I'm nice to people and treat them well, they'll appreciate it and behave better." They won't, but it's still not a bad way to live.

Adventures suck when you're having them.

No changes are permanent, but change is.

Better the pride that resides as a citizen of the world than a pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled

Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.

I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years.

I'm less comfortable in a gregarious social situation, and you can be introverted and still share everything. It just means that you're guarded.