Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is money-that's the business they're in- making money.

An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just walk by.

If You Want To Rebel Against Society, Don’t Dull The Blade

I just have work to do; I just do it.

It's so interesting that humanity has to be defined by emotional strife or something. I don't buy into that.

I never imagine myself as anything. I've never had a goal or any future vision at all. I just do what's in front of me.

The American underground punk scene, though, is a story worth remembering.

I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.

To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.

I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed by a culture of violence.

I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I do like having some sort of communal gathering, and having some sense of peoples.

Every child ought to be educated.

Praying is pleasure pursuit.

Look for opportunity. You can't wait for it to knock on the door. ... You might not be home.

The best chapters in our economic history are those that embrace the many, not the few.

Justice doesn't only mean that the people who commit crime are punished. It also means that we can never give up seeking the truth.

How much should you earn? As much as you possibly can. It doesn't matter whether you earn $10,000 a year or $100,000 a year as long as you've done the best you can.

Our first work must be the annihilation of everything as it now exists.

You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.

Some pray to marry the man they love, My prayer will somewhat vary; That I love the man I marry.

Good manners without sincerity are like a beautiful dead lady.