“It’s easy then we’re just doing what’s in front of us – without judging the hell out of ourselves.”

“Sometimes we can’t see what’s right in front of us, because it’s behind us, and we’re looking in a mirror.”

“It’s easy to criticize from the stands. What’s hard…is doing something.It’s not just that people like to criticize other people, it’s that they like to criticize other people when they haven’t achieved much themselves.”

“It’s easy to want peace and love in hypothetical situations—then reality sets in, and sometimes we have to do what’s ugly.”

“I’ll not be a hypocrite and dispute you over that. It’s the custom and culture that up brings us to what’s right and what’s wrong. It’s just easier to follow than to dispute.”

“The audience keeps singing, keeps making my case, and I just keep strumming until I get close enough to see her eyes. And then I start singing the chorus. Right to her. And she smiles at me, and it’s like we’re the only two people out here, the only ones who know what’s happening. Which is that this song we’re all singing together is being rewritten. It’s no longer an angry plea shouted to the void. Right here, on this stage, in front of eighty thousand people, it’s becoming something else. This is our new vow.”