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

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.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

China's idea of fair trade is government subsidies of its textile and apparel exports to the United States, currency manipulation, and forgiveness of loans by its government banks.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

The schools would fail through their silence, the Church through its forgiveness, and the home through the denial and silence of the parents. The new generation has to hear what the older generation refuses to tell it.

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.

I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.