I've always believed in God. I'm just not so sure he believes in me.

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.

One day in my shoes and a day for me in your shoes, the beauty of travel lies in the ease and willingness to be more open.

He was a generous but subtly demanding boss.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.

...hero or not, he wanted to hold her forever and not let go.

Every studio needs a rubber chicken.

An hour or so later he received a note from Odette. Swann had left his cigarette case at her house. "If only," she wrote, "you had also forgotten your heart! I should never have let you have it back.

When you see the flower of happiness on your way, don't take it immediately; sit and watch it and realise how rare it is!

Only in eternity shall we see the beauty of the soul, and only then shall we realize what great things were accomplished by interior suffering.

It generally takes about 10 years to become an overnight sensation.

On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of the Bush Administration's complacency and ineptitude on the terrorism in its first 9 months in office.