Gene Belcher

"Death is inevitable, so you might as well make some noise before you go."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with a better PR team."

"Gratitude is appreciating the weird gifts life gives you."

"Creativity is more important than being right."

"Justice means everyone gets to hear my music eventually."

"Patience is hard, but it's worth it when your thing finally happens."

"Kindness is just not being a jerk, and honestly it's not that hard."

"Strength comes from believing in yourself when nobody else does."

"Fear is just excitement without the fun part yet."

"Power is the ability to make other people listen to you."

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy equipment and that's pretty close."

"Health is important, but not as important as pursuing your passions."

"Adventure is just regular life with better attitude."

"Imagination is the only limit, and honestly I don't even respect that limit."

"Technology is cool until it gets in the way of your art."

"History is just people like me doing weird stuff that mattered to them."

"Philosophy is basically just asking questions nobody can answer."

"Literature is cool, but have you written your own songs?"

"Politics doesn't matter as much as making sure your voice is heard."

"War is bad, peace is good, but some competition is healthy."

"Motivation is just remembering why you started doing the weird thing."

"Inspiration comes from everywhere if you're paying attention."

"Relationships are like duets - you gotta stay in time with the other person."

"Solitude is when you get to listen to your own thoughts."

"Every day is a chance to become a slightly different version of yourself."

"Love is really just telling someone you think they're cool."

"The secret to happiness is low expectations and high enthusiasm."

"Success is when someone laughs at your joke."

"Friends are the people who get your weird sense of humor."

"Family supports you even when you're being completely ridiculous."