I firmly believe people have the power to make decisions locally and cooperatively. Anarchism is how that is put into practice.

I would rather die a dreamer than live as a cynic.

Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.

A situation in itself is not powerful

Every piece of art is a mirror and serves the function of reflectivity to expose to you and reveal to you more of who you are.

It is difficult to put words to the smell of decomposing human. It is dense and cloying, sweet but not flower-sweet. Halfway between rotting fruit and rotting meat.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

I was talking to a guy who was holding his 18-month-old daughter with the only limb he had left, and he had a smile on his face. I thought, 'I'm not even a 10th of this man.'

Dinosaur Jr. in their live capacity are a band that put me in a state of such overwhelming rock that it often takes quite a while to come down.

I rather despise claims to objectivity in philosophy; the point of view is the thing.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged.