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I'm a hopeful cynic.
It's fun playing small venues.
I never travelled when I was younger.
Words don't come easily, like forgive me.
Love's a recurring theme through my work.
As a child I spent a lot of time at the library.
As a child, I spent a lot of time at the library.
It's time to start all over/make a new beginning.
My old man's got a problem, he lives with the bottle.
Love is hate War is Peace No is Yes And we're all free.
I think religion played a huge part in Bush's re-election.
There are good reasons for being in jail - for protesting.
At this point in my life Id like to live as if only love mattered.
At this point in my life I'd like to live as if only love mattered.
I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.
I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.
I got a plan to get out of here, I've been working at a convenient store.
I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night.
I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.
I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia.
I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished.
I love living in California and being able to go to the beach or go to the woods.
I don't know - I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.
We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived.
Renounce all those material things that you gained by exploiting other human beings.
I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.
Who took away the part so essential to the whole Left you a hollow body Skin and bone.
Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse.
I'm not sure if the next song I write is going to be about love or a song about a tree.
I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.
It all comes together. It's - that's the way it's always worked for me with songwriting.
That's one of the things I like about San Francisco. It's not like anywhere else in the world.
I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.
Now love's the only thing that's free /We must take it where it's found /Pretty soon it may be costly
After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration.
We are the spirit, the collective conscience. We create the pain, and suffering, and beauty in this world.
Have faith in humankind a respect for what is earthly and an unfaltering belief in peace and understanding
I decided to do whatever I could to make sure the business side of music didn't intrude on the creative part.
I could make records at home in a vacuum, but that is not the situation. I'm just taking it one phase at a time.
I'm still thinking and hoping there's an opportunity for people to have better lives and that significant change can occur.
Why do babies starve /When there's enough food to feed the world /Why when there's so many of us /Are there people still alone
You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away We gotta make a decision We leave tonight or live and die this way.
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need, but I'm too old to go chasing you around wasting my precious energy.
I don't want someone to squeeze me, that might take away my life. Just want someone to hold me, and we'll rock through the night.
I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.
I'll toss my coins in the fountain, Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and dream on.
I was raised in a Baptist tradition, but then I went to an Episcopalian high school, and they were very accepting of people of all faiths.
Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.
A lot of kids spent more time out of school than in, but I always loved school and thought it was my way out of Cleveland, and out of poverty.
I never assumed I would have that commercial success, so it was a total surprise. And honestly, I never assumed that it would ever happen again.