Martin Svoboda

“Family is anyone who loves you unconditionally.”

“The world is as neutral as a mirror. We perceive in it only what we put before it.”

“The world will remain as brutal as our level of desensitization to its brutality.”

“If you want it bad enough, you'll work hard enough to get it.”

“It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works.”

“You must always aim for further growth.”

“Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean.”

“That there’s some good in this world. And it’s worth fighting for.”

“Instead of buying your children all the things you never had, you should teach them all the things you were never taught. Material wears out but knowledge stays.”

“When I understand myself, I understand you, and out of that understanding comes love.”

“To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans.”

“Isn't it lovely, all alone
Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home”

“Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small. Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something that's really you.”

“I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.”

“I go through a lot of depression, and I know other people do, too, but I have an outlet that so many people don't. If you have that inside of you and can't get it out, what do you do?”

“If I'm in a bad mood, or if I'm uncomfortable, it's probably what I'm wearing that's making me feel that way.”

“Competitions are for horses, not artists.”

“When you attack us, you will see our faces. Not our backs, but our faces.”

“The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.”