I've been an Obama supporter since he announced he was campaigning. I was aware of him as a senator, but I wasn't as engaged as I probably should've been.

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.

War and marriage and childbirth had passed over her without touching any deep chord within her and she was unchanged.

He wrapped his arms around me and planted a kiss straight on my lips, hard and long. It felt like I was watching the kiss instead of being inside of it.

A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.

I want to encourage young women to stand up for each other and speak up when they see others in a tough situation.

A happy life is a life for others.

Every record is a portrait of the band at that time.

Without a reader, I cannot write. It's like a kiss: they cannot be done alone.

You can take anything, and if you explore it right, you can make it funny.

I'm always gonna rap. Rapping's what I started doing, I even sang when I first started rapping, when I couldn't really sing at all but I always tried.

The fact of the matter is that I've enjoyed the competition in life and the business of life; I've enjoyed all that goes with it.