Brandon Boyd

“It's important to be able to be a man and be masculine, but also be in touch with your feminine side.”

“Art is the last vestige of the human spirit that can't be quantized.”

“A lot of people get so hung up on what they can't have that they don't think for a second about whether they really want it.”

“Music has been my everything since I was a little boy. It's been my savior.”

“Some people fall in love and touch the sky. Some people fall in love and find quicksand. I hover somewhere in between, I wait for gravity to woo me.”

“The ocean has a way of reminding us how small we are.”

“What you're searching for isn't out there, papillon. It's in you.”

“There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever close your mind.”

“Life is a constant process of change. The best we can do is embrace it.”

“Don't let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold.”

“To be creative is to be in love with life.”

“Anxiety is a driving force that can be used for good or evil.”

“I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms.”

“The older I get, the more I realize that the only thing that truly matters is love.”

“I'm a work in progress. I'm constantly learning and evolving as a person.”

“It's a beautiful thing to be on fire for justice... there's no greater passion in the world.”

“Sometimes you have to get away from it all to see it all.”

“I've always been a firm believer in the power of words.”

“I believe that we are all artists. We are all here to create something beautiful with our lives.”

“Fear is a natural response to the unknown, but it doesn't have to control you.”