But we wanted to work in a way we never had, which was write everything together. We had to face each other in the same creative room, which gets tougher as you get older, because you don't want to be confrontational.
I think we really feel like Crowdrise could be something that, 20 years from now, people take for granted because that's just how you do it, like if you're going to raise money for something, that's how you do it.
If you're a sponsor, and you're doing business globally, to bring your guests to South Florida is pretty nice.
You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.
I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal', the 'New York Times', constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
I wouldn't ever say if you're having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.
I don't think that faith, whatever you're being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don't want to explain this whole life business through truth, science. There's so much mystery. There's so much awe.
Never have more children than you have car windows.
I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?
Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.
Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.
You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.
I am with you heart and soul in the great cause to which you are devoting all your energy and your life.
If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.
My main trick is to work with amazing people. It's a long and twisty journey, and you need people that really are amazing and have this rare gift of honesty and courage and really open up.
When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.
A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.
People kept saying, 'You've made it!' and I was like, 'What have I been doing all this time?' I've always felt successful.
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to write, do something else. It's as simple as that.
How can you not love Jack Gleeson? He's amazing. He's the nicest guy.
I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not.
But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.
These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.
Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both.
Eventually, if you had a printer that is IPP compliant, that printer will have a Web address and anyone around the world who can get on the Internet can print to that URL.
If you live a rebellious lifestyle, then you rebel against things because they go against your ideals and the integrity of who you are as a person.
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning.
Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.
You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.
I love 'Some Enchanted Evening', and 'If I Loved You'. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.
I think so much depends on how you are feeling mentally and emotionally. I try to keep my head on tight, and try to feel good, and just go out there and not be afraid.
It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.
I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, 'I don't ever remember seeing you with an apron on.' And I thought, that's right, honey, you did not. That was his concept of what a mother should be.
