If you can believe in God, then you can believe in anything. It's a gang mentality.

We should enjoy and make the most of life, not because we are in constant fear of what might happen to us in a mythical afterlife, but because we have only one opportunity to live.

PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to reason and ask questions.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your afterlife.

I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to be.

there is no such thing as hell but you can make it if you try

Naturalism teaches one of the most important things in this world. There is only this life, so live wonderfully and meaningfully.

The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian.

I would say there's a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It's written for the common man.

Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the narrative of evolutionary history.

There are jobs, money and survival in renewable energy. Our only safe future is sun power

The bond between America and Japan and the friendship between our two peoples runs very, very deep.

We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us.

There is so much going on all over the world that it's impossible for one person to keep up. And I can't.

We have to learn everything we do.

That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing.

Work hard, trust in God, and keep your bowels open.

Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made the difference between a nobleman's sink and a brilliant sculpture.

A half truth is the worst of all lies,because it can be defended in partiality.

When I was little I always wanted to drive a train. That, and become a baker.