We are hungry for more; if we do not consciously pursue the More, we create less for ourselves and make it more difficult to experience More in life.

I don't know that I set out to do that. I consciously try not to have themes.

Nerds just don't happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as prophylactic measure against stupidity.

When he went pop, he consciously bleached out the sound with 'You Send Me' [and others]. It was not accidental.

We consciously set out to not be a Southern rock band. It was a matter of time before it'd all come back around. We're still not a Southern rock band, but we've got those influences.

When not deeply engaged in creative activities, or numbed out by the TV, I felt empty. My heart hurt. I often felt hollow or as if I were some sort of wispy ghost, barely existing.