“That is why it is necessary for you to fasten your feelings to the earth—firmly, like attaching an anchor to a balloon.”

“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”

“The deaf people there with balloons, holding them up and feeling the vibrations of the balloons to the Germs, all these fuckin' great bands, and using these balloons and dancing around. For a tough old punk, it just made your heart -- it gave you that beautiful feeling. They loved the music, and we were making money for them.”

“Mrs. Spencer said that my tongue must be hung in the middle. But it isn't — it's firmly fastened at one end.”

“Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.”

“You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the earth that it's like you have four legs, instead of two...But you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look thorough your heart, instead”