My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

Music to me is the air I breathe it's the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive

A man once asked me, what's punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that's punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That's just trendy.

School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice?

You can't change the wind but you can set your sails.

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

‎The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore.

It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done.

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

Anarchy and Liberty are synonymous. Anything less is merely gradient levels of slavery.

I had never seen eyes like his. Dark green. Smoldering. Ready to undress a woman with a single glance.

It is wise to consider a matter carefully before jumping in carelessly.

To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness.

I was hooked on aviation, made model airplanes, and never thought I would be able to fly myself. It cost too much. But then World War II came along and changed all that.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

What we do and say and show really matters.

A gift in time of need is most acceptable.

Sociology should... be thought of as a science of action-of the ultimate common value element in its relations to the other elements of action.

I don't want you to cook my bread, I don't want you to make my bed. I don't want you to because I'm sad and blue, I just want to make love to you.