Dave Matthews Quotes - Page 3

The idea of God as a fatherly figure who looks down on us and worries about how we're doing or takes sides when we have fights - it's more irritating than Santa Claus. The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.

Look, Here are we On this starry night staring into space. And I must say I feel as small as dust Lying down here. What point could there be troubling? Head down wondering what will Become of me, Why concern we cannot see But no reason to abandon it. Time is short but that's all right, Maybe I'll go in the middle of the night. Take your hands from your eyes, my love, Everything must end some time, Don't burn the day away.

Leave the big door open, everyone'll come around.

It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing.

South Africa gives me a perspective of what's real and what's not real. So I go back to South Africa to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself. Every time I go back, it doesn't take long for me to get caught into a very different thing. A very different sense of myself.

The problem is someone will try to convince you That they know the answer no matter the question Be wary of those who believe in a neat little world 'Cause it's just ..... crazy - you know that it is

My reaction to Radiohead isn't as simple as jealousy. Jealousy just burns; Radiohead infuriate me. But if it were only that, I wouldn't go back and listen to those records again and again. Listening to Radiohead makes me fell like I'm a Salieri to their Mozart. Yorke's lyrics make me want to give up. I could never in my wildest dreams find something as beautiful as they find for a single song - let alone album after album.

Love, you drive me to distraction.

Part of me wishes some of the more obsessive fans would spend a fraction of the time they spend studying the band.

I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means.

I'm glad some people have that faith. I don't have that faith. If there is a God, a caring God, then we have to figure he's done an extraordinary job of making a very cruel world.

A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me.

I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends. Talk! That's the only way we'll find solutions.

Funny the way it is, not right or wrong, somebody's heart is broken, and it becomes your favorite song.

Lying on the roof counting the stars that fill the sky I wonder if Someone in the heavens looking back down on me I'll never know So much space to believe

She runs up into the light surprised Her arms are opened Her mind's eye is Seeing things from a better side than most can dream

In your eyes, I see what's on my mind.

Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.

I don't think everything is going to get peachy ever. But I think we have to fight for what we believe in.

I grew up in a very politically aware family. My mother always taught me to question everything, never believing anything simply at face value - especially the nicest, most adamant politicians.

So why would you care To get out of this place? You and me and all our friends, Such a happy human race. Eat, drink and be merry, For tomorrow we die.

Don't lose the dreams inside your head They'll only be there until you're dead Dream

I was just wondering if you'd come along to hold up my head when my head won't hold on.

So let us sleep outside tonight, Lay down in our mother's arms, for here we can rest safely.

I think I'm probably a very sad man wrapped in a very joyful package, and I think I'm very resilient, and I think I'm quite generous, sometimes to a fault. And I'm very bad with money, but I don't see that too much of a flaw.