And I could write it better than you ever felt it.

Just because today is a terrible day doesn't mean tomorrow might not be the best day of your entire life. You just have to wake up and get there

Always bet on yourself, no matter what the odds are. It means more to be in the race than watching the victory lap from the stands.

The hardest thing about depression is that it is addictive. It begins to feel uncomfortable not to be depressed. You feel guilty for feeling happy.

Music never leaves you alone, and punk rock will always be there when nothing else will.

Everyone you idolize wakes up scared to be themselves sometimes.

And there are people that will stand in your corner and convince you to stand up for another round no matter what.

Our brains may lie to us, but our hearts never do.

Sometimes when it looks like I'm deep in thought I'm just trying not to have a conversation with people.

It takes knowledge to know something. It takes guts to do what you know.

Being surrounded by six Brendons is so not fun.

I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.

Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

Man's wisdom is his best friend folly his worst enemy.

Most of the time I think we're really pretty positive and optimistic, and we're so lucky to have the life that we have and had with him.

To get the music the way you want it, there's a lot of work involved.

That love which does not build a foundation on good sense is doomed.

O woman, perfect woman! what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!

Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.

I think there was always something that everybody wishes they could relive in high school.