“My instinct is to put my sadness aside, and give them a smile or a hug, no matter how bad I’m feeling.”

You have too take from each artist what works for you, and then create your own sound.

I’m trying to bring the romance back to music. Old school… Music is meant to be a part of your blood stream, and if it doesn’t affect your bloodstream, then you may as well put it back in the shoebox underneath the bed.

And the appreciation of fans can refuel your spiritual tank in those situations. But until you’re famous, people don’t realize how difficult that is.

I don’t discuss my family with the press; I discuss my family with my family. If you notice, when you hear something sensational in the press about me.

That’s the worst. Imagine going through a scandal, or a divorce, or a death in the family, and running into fans on the street. Because of where my heart is.

I’m a human being just like you are. And I hurt and love just like everybody else, and people tend to forget that.

I want to be remembered as a man who was positive, who made a difference, and who walked in God’s light.

When I look in the mirror, I see a gentleman getting a little older and a little wiser.

You put different combinations in the mix and it becomes something unique in the end.

The hardest part about being a celebrity is having to heal on a public stage.

I don’t respond to it publicly, because a lot of things are put out there simply for the attention. Things that are meaningful, you don’t need to talk about.

Prayer and encouraging words change things. We’re all human. We all go through stuff.

I don’t have a negative bone in my body. That’s why I could care less about any gossip. It doesn’t interest me. I’d rather sit down and write a song.

I think I’m one of the friendliest celebrities around, because I’ll stop to talk to anybody who recognizes me.

We feel such a strong connection to nature. But the relationship between nature and us is one-sided. There is no reciprocity. There is no mind on the other side of the wall.

The term biodynamics – push it aside, it is verbosity. It doesn’t matter a bit.

And that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.

I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.

The problem is grasping the clock. So what do I do? Let it go, lay it aside – put it down gently without any kind of aversion. Then I can pick it up again, see what time it is and lay it aside when necessary.

Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.

I feel like I’ve been in love, but I have stood aside from it over and over again in my life. It’s all you want, but it’s terrifying.

If I’d known Ashton wanted my attention at any point I would have pushed Nicole aside and given her my undivided attention. But most of the time she was wrapped in Sawyer’s arms and I needed the distraction Nicole provided.