"It's hard being the guy that brings in a song, because you're very, you know, it can be something that you get too sensitive about."

“Winds are advertisements of all they touch, however much or little we may be able to read them; telling their wanderings even by their scents alone.”

“The artivist (artist +activist) uses her artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression – by any medium necessary. The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body, and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation.”

“Hardly one soldier in a hundred was inspired by religious feeling of even the crudest kind. It would have been difficult to remain religious in the trenches even if one had survived the irreligion of the training battalion at home.”

“This seems to me a philosophical question, and therefore irrelevant, question. A poet's destiny is to love.”

“Honestly, I’d prefer to live with gay guys. They’re the cleanest, and they just take care of stuff. Because I’m always away, coming home to a clean house means a lot to me. Trust me, I’ve lived with a lot of roommates, and straight guys are just kids who don’t pick up after themselves.”

“Everybody needs somebody.”

Source : "Song: "Somebody" ("Reckless")". 1985.

“The only downside to playing the violin is that you never know when you're going to be asked to play. I could be out to dinner or having a drink at a bar, and someone could just give me a violin, and I've got to be ready to play.”

Source : "How I Dress now: Charlie Siem". www.esquire.com. March 07, 2013.

“Faith is trusting in the good. Fear is putting your trust in the bad.”

Source : Rhonda Byrne (2013). “The Secret Daily Teachings”, p.236, Simon and Schuster