Ryan Ross Quotes

My whole thing is just to put out positive messages in the music, give people something that can change their lives.

I gravitate towards happy music. I love the Beach Boys.

I think a lot of my fans are anxious for more than just my singles. They know I'm a dreamer. They know I'm someone who is real spiritual. I love to have fun, and I always have fun songs - songs you can party to. But I also always have songs you can live to, that when you're depressed, it may lift your spirits up.

I see dog stories as an antidote to the dire news that nothing is ever going to get better.

People are getting ready for music that makes them feel happy again rather than being depressed at the way the world is going right now.

People who tend to listen to my music have come back and said, 'Yo, this is my anthem. This is what I live by.'

Sometimes a person comes into an audience after a rough day, and they want to hear something they know.

I'm just trying to make music everybody can get happy to and vibe to and turn up to. So long as I keep making good music, everything's going to be OK.

With 'City of Black & White,' I wanted a record that would make you feel good, that would sort of take you up in its hand and sweep you along.

Many of my fans often tell me that they listen to my songs to get through things. And therefore, obviously, I hope that they can picture being in a place where things are better... I hope my songs can bring people to a calm place.

Music is entertainment, and we need that in order not to fall into the pit of despair.

There are only couple songs that you can just hear and it'll put you in a great mood.

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend, not the man for your banker, though he may do for a traveling companion.

please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.

I mean, I think there's a lot of hope in my work. I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films. Some more than others, but there's definitely... I think we want to convey the feeling of hope with the montage at the end.

Daniel immediately knelt at her side, pulling her close. “It’s all right,” he murmured. “Everything is going to be all right.” Anne shook her head. “No, it’s not.” She looked up, her eyes shining with love. “It’s going to be so much better.

I'm the color me happy girl, Miss live and let live. And when they're out for blood, I always give.

It's so easy for someone else to say, 'Don't worry. Everything's going to be all right.' Why not say it? It doesn't cost anything. It doesn't mean anything. No one will hold you to it if you're wrong.

I rely on some words that actually my husband said to me. He jokes about saying, "You know it's only darkest before it's totally black!" Even in my darkest hour - and my darkest hour was probably when I lost both my parents - I look to him and I see what he has endured, what he has overcome, what he is doing with his life, and just how he's lived his life.

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

He speaks in your voice, American, and there's a shine in his eye that's halfway hopeful.

It's not a pretty picture, but there are reasons for hope.

Don't be negative. It shows on your face.

Stay close to those who sing, tell stories, and enjoy life, and whose eyes sparkle with happiness. Because happiness is contagious and will always manage to find a solution, whereas logic can find only an explanation for the mistake made.

Hope survives best at the hearth.