All life is experience, and one level is exchanged for another only when its lesson is learned.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem.

The lesson I've learned the most often in life is that you're always going to know more in the future than you know now.

My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy.

My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories.