Jason Mraz Quotes
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Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.
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Two halves don't make a whole. Two wholes make a whole.
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As an American citizen, one has to vote.
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If it's a broken part, replace it. If it's a broken arm then brace it. If it's a broken heart, then face it.
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Some people they simply just want to hear you. And others actually have things they want to share and talk with you about. So it's important for me to be as strong as I can when I leave home so I can hold space for all of it.
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The more I travel around the world, the more I see people want the same thing - to be happy. We wouldn't be in a monetary system if we didn't have to work, so if my music can contribute to happiness, then that's my main responsibility.
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It's when you cry just a little, but you laugh in the middle that you've made it.
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I still go through stages of wanting to try other trades. When I was young I thought I'd be a magician. And then a cartoonist. Or a professional roller-skater. But there wasn't much support for those on career day.
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My goal is to show everyone that they, too, can do what they love to do.
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I think anyone who uses the web is smart and will profit.
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I can't predict what songs will do to the collective consciousness.
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I love surfing and bodysurfing. I love getting slammed by the waves - that makes me feel alive. The waves are a good reminder that I'm small and fragile.
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Careers can disappear just as quickly as they're made, so I'm in no hurry.
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Sometimes people forget their own greatness.
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I'm not always a positive person. I wake up grumpy, I read the newspaper and I get furious that the world is still at war.
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The internet is awesome and responsible for my success.
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I was looking for inspiration. I found it in California. The weather was always great, and the majority of San Diego seemed to be youth-and if you weren't 21 and couldn't get into the clubs, you'd go to a coffeehouse and hang out.
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I had always been singing, all of my life, but it wasn't until I got out of high school and was on my own that I didn't have any accompaniment.
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Stress is the result of not listening to your heart. If you ignore it for too long, and surrender your power to someone else, your chest will explode with panic. I take plenty of time for me.
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Well, my view before was a Western view, and I certainly understand marriage equality and civil rights, equal rights for all, but having visited developing nations and some of the poorest nations in the world, I realize how deep it goes and how much work really needs to be done to create equality for all.
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New York City has the most beautiful women.
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One thing I'm most passionate about is that I'm geared up and ready for another cycle of touring, to go out in the world and be whoever I need to be for someone.
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Thanks to music I have found a deeper connection to an otherwise elusive God. Thru music I get to commune directly, and daily. On a side note to readers, any service or craft you give your heart to will give you the same effect. Don't be afraid to work less and play more! We are human. We didn't come here to hold down a dayjob. We came here to live and learn!
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And it's okay if you have to go away Oh just remember the telephone works both ways And if I never ever hear them ring If nothing else I'll think the bells inside Have finally found you someone else and that's okay Cause I'll remember everything you sang ((You and I both))