1. "The Beatles really struck a chord with me. I had the White Album checked out from the library for an entire summer."

2. "Happiness is what we can have when we do the right things or accomplish things, but moments of real joy are always gifts straight from the Father."

3. "We all took different jobs. I think I worked at almost every record store in Nashville for a day or so."

4. "When I was 8 or 9, I went to a cowboy-Christian-summer-camp-type thing. My first memory of committing my life to Christ was at that camp."

5. "The four of us shared an apartment together. And we'd heard somewhere you could put Dawn in the dishwasher. So I tried it."

6. "Do NOT feed the bass player!"

7. "How often it seems like we just miss God. We finally lift our eyes in time to see the soft glow of him just departed."

8. "This music is approved by discriminating Dalmatians everywhere. It's not just for humans anymore."

9. "This is a song about letting go and about breaking down and giving ourselves over to Jesus Christ.

10. "Creamed corn. I love drinking it right out of a mug with a big slice of deep-dish spinach pizza pie on the side."

11. "It's probably from being insecure when I was first learning, feeling like I shouldn't just sit there. I should be doing something."

12. "First Mate! Go get me my brown pants!"

13. "We very much want to be about ministry and sharing Christ with people. We see our music as a tremendous gift from God to help us do that."

14. "My folks divorced when I was a freshman in high school, and it really hit me hard. I began to question a lot of stuff my parents had taught me--especially their faith."

15. "Because all rhinos are named Billy!"

16. "The whole image of the jars of clay and the jar, how fragile that is, how easily broken-yet God entrusts His Savior in us. That's the theme that weaves through most of our music and that we're constantly blown away by."

17. "There were weeks or even a month or two where it was like, 'Man, I don't know if I'm excited about the album right now.'"

18. "When I buy detergent, I like to get ALL with bleach alternative. I like the word alternative, and I think I'm pretty alternative."

19. It's days like this I'm glad I'm wearing Depends Undergarments!"

20. "We've heard that nine different presidents have been on this stage. I suppose if you put them all together, they could probably rock!"

BONUS: "He keeps stealing things like Port-o-Pots and bringing them back to the bus, and we ask him what he's going to do with them?" (Who said this?) (Who was he talking about?)

ANSWERS:

STEVE: 1. "The Beatles really struck a chord with me. I had the White Album checked out from the library for an entire summer." (Guitar Player Magazine, March 2000)

MATT: 2. "Happiness is what we can have when we do the right things or accomplish things, but moments of real joy are always gifts straight from the Father." (YOU Magazine, January 1997)

DAN: 3. "We all took different jobs. I think I worked at almost every record store in Nashville for a day or so." (Lighthouse Electronic Magazine interview, 1995)

CHARLIE: 4. "When I was 8 or 9, I went to a cowboy-Christian-summer-camp-type thing. My first memory of committing my life to Christ was at that camp." (Brio Magazine, June 2000)

MATT: 5. "The four of us shared an apartment together. And we'd heard somewhere you could put Dawn in the dishwasher. So I tried it." (Campus Life Online, 1996)

STEVE: 6. "Do NOT feed the bass player!" (House of Blues Concert, March 2000)

MATT: 7. "How often it seems like we just miss God. We finally lift our eyes in time to see the soft glow of him just departed." (Earthen Vessels Vol. 3)

STEVE: 8. "This music is approved by discriminating Dalmations everywhere. It's not just for humans anymore." (CCM Magazine, October 1995)

DAN: 9. "This is a song about lettiing go and about breaking down and giving ourselves over to Jesus Christ. (Stringtown, Worlds Apart intro, 1999)

STEVE: 10. "Creamed corn. I love drinking it right out of a mug with a big slice of deep-dish spinach pizza pie on the side." (Breakaway Magazine, March 1996)

CHARLIE: 11. "It's probably from being insecure when I was first learning, feeling like I shouldn't just sit there. I should be doing something." (Keyboard Magazine, June 2000)

STEVE: 12. "First Mate! Go get me my brown pants!" (Colliding Rhinos Tour, 1999-00)

MATT: 13. "We very much want to be about ministry and sharing Christ with people. We see our music as a trememdous gift from God to help us do that." (CCM Magazine, October 1995)

DAN: 14. "My folks divorced when I was a freshman in high school, and it really hit me hard. I began to question a lot of stuff my parents had taught me--especially their faith." (Breakaway Magazine, October 1995)

DAN: 15. "Because all rhinos are named Billy!" (Colliding Rhinos Tour, 2000)

CHARLIE: 16. "The whole image of the jars of clay and the jar, how fragile that is, how easily broken-yet God entrusts His Savior in us. That's the theme that weaves through most of our music and that we're constantly blown away by." (CCM Magazine, May 1995)

CHARLIE: 17. "There were weeks or even a month or two where it was like, 'Man, I don't know if I'm excited about the album right now.'" (Release Magazine, Dec 99/Jan 2000)

MATT: 18. "When I buy detergent, I like to get ALL with bleach alternative. I like the word alternative, and I think I'm pretty alternative." (Crossroads Magazine, 1995)

STEVE: 19. It's days like this I'm glad I'm wearing Depends Undergarments!" (Atlantafest 2000 and the hidden link at www.jarsofclay.com in 1996)

DAN: 20. "We've heard that nine different presidents have been on this stage. I suppose if you put them all together, they could probably rock!" Christianity Today, November 19, 1999)

DAN talking about CHARLIE: BONUS: "He keeps stealing things like Port-o-Pots and bringing them back to the bus, and we ask him what he's going to do with them?" (Who said this?) (Who was he talking about?) [ReAL Magazine, May 1997)