Greg Graffin Quotes
- When I create, I feel that I am a participant in the grand pageant of life, a part of the ongoing creative engine of the…
- For me, the existence of nonexistence of God is a nonissue.
- Creativity is a challenge. It requires us to be fully human -- autonomous yet engaged, independent yet interdependent. Creativity bridges the conflict between our individualistic…
- I don't believe, for instance, that evolutionary biology or any scientific endeavor has much to say about love. I'm sure a lot can be learned…
- People need to understand the basics of evolution if they are going to reject it—otherwise, they are not contributing anything productive to modern society.
- Our faith should be expressed in working toward a better planet for our children and not the selfish, juvenile hope for a better afterlife for…
- PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to reason and ask…
- It’s a similar feeling from being in a community of punk rockers as a teenager and the feeling I still get today when I’m in…
- We should enjoy and make the most of life
- I don't think anyone is going to Hell because it only exists in the minds of people who wish ill-will on others.
- Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority that came before…
- I don't bill myself as an atheist but as a naturalist. Naturalism is a belief system. A lot of scientists bristle at that. We all…
- A fossil is so powerful. It's moving. This is my ancestor. The naturalist is moved by the fossil... not the cross.
- I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism.
- I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity.
- I would say there's a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It's written for the common man.
- I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to be.
- I've always been on a quest to use science in an artful way.
- If you can believe in God, then you can believe in anything. It's a gang mentality.
- It's been an objective of mine since I started writing songs to include both intellect and energy.