"It's hard to say. Whenever you play with a group of people for a long time it influences the way that you play with others. They were all very defining in their own way and all affected the band in one way or another. I don't think they are so obvious in the music. The fact is that The Lawrence Arms is the culmination of a long search of trying to find people who play well as a unit."

“I am very aggressive and very physical. On the field, I guess I am just plain mean.”

“I really do feel like Los Angeles is my home now and, as cliche as this sounds, I felt like I found myself here and I really know who I am now. There was a long period like I was drifting or floating through life, and now I feel like I have a definitive target - and future.”

“What does she (J. K. Rowling) hope people will take with them about this time? “When all the fuss and hoopla dies away, and when all the press commentary dies away, I think it will be seen that this phenomenon was generated, in the first instance, by kids loving a book. A book went on shelves, and a few people loved it. When all of the smoke and lights die away, that’s what you’ll be left with. “And that’s the most wonderful thought for an author.”

Source : Melissa Anelli (2011). “Harry, A History - Enhanced with Videos and Exclusive J.K. Rowling Interview: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life”, p.313, Simon and Schuster

“If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.”

Source : "Kris Kristofferson: What I've Learned" by Scott Carrier, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

“I predict the absolute fullness of man's operation on planet Earth by the year 2000 A.D.”

“Are you a politician or does lying just run in your family?”

“A woman tries to get all she can out of a man, and a man tries to get all he can into a woman.”

“Personally, I believe there's a limitation to how much politics can change the world--but there's no limitation to how much individuals can change the world.”