121 Quotes by Greg Graffin

We delude ourselves into believing that morality comes from somewhere else, whereas in reality we behave as we’ve been told to behave.

Society has to be structured such that there are checks and balances, so that it can’t be manipulated, for instance, for the profit of just some multinational company who’s going to get rich on trying to legislate the environment.

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 universe. I don’t know if that feeling is enough to replace the solace of religion in the lives of most people, but it is for me.

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 you. That’s consistent with the punk rock ethos that suggests that you should not take what people say at face value...

I don’t think workaholic is in the dictionary as an affliction, but it’s obviously someone who has a disease, and I don’t feel diseased by it. I just think that I enjoy life and life has many offerings. I feel lucky to be able to have a forum to share a lot of these ideas.

The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song – layered harmonies and background vocals. So when I start to describe the elements of Bad Religion’s sound, it starts to sound like a Christmas choir.

I would say there’s a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It’s written for the common man.

You can’t take up all the music bins at a CD retail outlet with Spice Girls CDs and leave nothing for the Joan Jett catalogue.

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.