If you aren't just a little depressed, then you aren't paying very much attention to what's going on in the world.

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.

New exit, new entry!

When you define yourself with your material possessions, you would likely attract those who would do anything humanly possible to come into your life to take advantage of you.

Aaron Spelling kept trying to bring vampires about, and I feel badly that it happened so much later. He was ahead of his time, in that regard.

Two basic values, autonomy and solidarity, serve as helpful prompters in any decision-making process.

I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own.

Life is beating against the school windows. You must quickly open the doors and go out to learn that no door must be locked against you.

If two or three persons should come with a high spiritual aim and with great powers, the world would fall into their hands like a ripe peach.

It always takes a scandal to bring about reform.

Skepticism is the highest duty and blind faith the one unpardonable sin.

I never lost a friend I wanted to keep.