I was at the first Minor Threat show, and you could tell, 'This band is going to be the king of the town.' It was obvious. They were so good.

If you really want a true confrontation, you treat your opponent with respect.

Help me to withstand your beauty as it stands out of reach. Give me the capacity to forget ever having felt your touch.

I was a very repressed young person. I wasn't good at school. I didn't fit in.

Sometimes I would get invited to a party or to go out to dinner by one of them and I would decline. Part of me wanted to go, but those kind of outings always made me feel even more alienated than usual. Hearing them talk made me feel lonely and hateful at the same time. Lonely because I didn't fit in, never did. When I was reminded, it hurt. And hateful because it reaffirmed what I already knew, that I was alone and on the outside.

I never think of what it's going to be like later. I only think in the present tense. The only time I think backwards is when I have to reissue something.

Probably over half of America does not have a passport. If young people could spend two weeks of their life in India or pick an African country to go to for 2-3 weeks and really see how life can be. That might be a real good thing because I think they would see things even if the trip was a nightmare. I think they might understand more of the mechanics of the world.