217 Quotes by Jon Foreman

Love alone is worth the fight.

I use to think that the friction was a bad thing. Everything is to ease pain in our society; pain is very much the enemy. And I don’t think that’s true. Tension is a good thing. To be pulled tight: that’s the only way you can make a proper noise on the guitar or violin.

There are a lot of similarities between music and surfing. There’s a rhythm to both of them and with sound waves and ocean waves, you see patterns, plus the breathing is all part of it.

I’m not really one to be on camera, I’d rather be writing songs.

From the shore, the ocean is forever. It’s a beautiful, dangerous place. Music is tied to the sea, born from the struggle, looking for hope. Because hope belongs in the dark places.

I’m very reluctant to put my words into God’s mouth.

Sometimes it can be really hard in our fast paced society to slow ourselves down enough to begin to listen to God’s voice. The dilemma exists in my position as well. To be a follower of Christ is to emulate Him. When He went off alone into the desert to pray, He was teaching a valuable lesson.

Inside all of us, we know the truth of life that there’s something more than the next new cell phone or gadget or relationship and that our heart beats in time with the sunset.

If you truly love someone, you’re going to be pure because true love comes from God, and God tells us to remain pure. That’s good enough for me.