In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone.

In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone.

Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.

How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.

Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.

And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning.

Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.

Arizona is really cool but I couldn't stay there for too long.

But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.

But if you're looking to be spooked by really tall trees then you've got to go to Washington State.

But social justice and the environment are very tied together in my head.

Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.

I have a sordid past.

I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.

I think music is another language.

I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.

I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.

I watch people throw aluminum cans in the trash, and I think of all the stories I've heard about the over-mining of aluminum, the erosion that happens, and the trees that fall down.

I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.

If a war has to happen, a war has to happen.

If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.

Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.

The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors.

The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.

Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.

You always have to wrestle with chaos.

You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.

Its a collective truth that slavery is wrong that child labor is wrong that gross inequality is wrong. God didnt send it.

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.

Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.

When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.

There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it.

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

It was still quiet in the house, and not a sound was heard from outside, either. Were it not for this silence, my reverie would probably have been disrupted by reminders of daily duties, of getting up and going to school.

A quiet impression could be a personal instruction from the Lord. It is personal and private. It comes from the Lord. Why is it important to keep sacred writings private? Because then He will give us more.

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.

The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.

He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

For which reason I would exhort you to pay all due Regard to the government over us; to the KING and all in authority; and to lead a quiet and peaceable life.

I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry.

At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that quiet, steady thrill that is so unlike any excitement that you have ever known.

Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for - sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive or quiet and calm.

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.

It was all so far away - there was quiet and an untouched feel to the country and I could work as I pleased.