"Loyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others."

“As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.”

“A life isn't significant except for its impact on others' lives.”

“The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But its a joke, a blot on American history.”

“I'm up all night against my will My medicine won't let me feel anything at all The doctor gave me sleeping pills and I took one Then I feel all alone, sleeping like a stone.”

Source : Song: Your Are The Dark, Album: Redemption's Son, 2002

“These are the decisions we make that lead us to where we are today.”

“You've got to really know your song, inside and out.”

Source : "Nick Lowe, without compromise" by Todd Leopold, www.cnn.com. November 28, 2001.

“A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.”

“One of my rules is I generally don't talk to elected officials. It's kind of a firewall. I'll talk to staff if they have something of interest. I try to avoid talking to politicians altogether. I mean, to be honest, I don't really find them that interesting. If I want juicy information I talk to staff of the politicians.”