“I believe in strong legislation for the environment. So the only question is being smart enough and educated enough to scrutinize the people who are writing the legislation, because there are plenty of ulterior motives out there.” PeopleWritingBelieveEnoughStrongI BelieveEnvironmentSmartI Believe InEducatedPlentyMotiveLegislationBeing SmartScrutinizeUlterior Motive Author:Greg Graffin
“....the songs are universal enough that in ten years time they should still hold up quite well.” ShouldYearsWellsStillsEnoughSongTenUniversal Author:Greg Graffin
“There's going to be competition because there are not enough resources. Resources grow arithmetically, populations grow exponentially. You can't ever have enough resources and that's the foundation of this idea of competition.” IdeasEnoughGrowsResourcesFoundationCompetitionPopulation Author:Greg Graffin
“I'm a biologist, so... Which I think should be mandatory. Biology should be mandatory. Mathematics? They say we don't know enough about math and science. Well we don't know enough about science and particularly biology, which is such a huge field.” ThinkingKnowsShouldWellsEnoughFieldsHugeMathematicsMathBiologyBiologistMath And Science Author:Greg Graffin
“Most songwriters who have been lucky enough to have their song on the radio or be heard widely don't know anything about science. The best songs have a strong dose of metaphor. Most songs about science don't have that. Like 'She Blinded Me With Science.' It's a stupid song, no offense to Thomas Dolby.” KnowsHas BeensEnoughSongStrongHeardStupidLuckyMetaphorRadioSongwritersOffenseDoseBlinded Author:Greg Graffin
“It's my firm conclusion that human meaning comes from humans, not from a supernatural source. After we die, our hopes for an afterlife reside in the social networks that we influenced while we were alive. If we influence people in a positive way -- even if our social web is only as big as our nuclear family -- others will want to emulate us and pass on our ideas, manners, and lifestyle to future generations. This is more than enough motivation for me to do good things in my life and teach my children to do the same.” PeopleIfsWayWantHumansChildrenIdeasEnoughBigsMotivationDiesSocialTeachAliveGenerationsInfluenceSourceGood ThingsNuclearLifestyleConclusionMannersFirmMy ChildrenAfterlifeFuture GenerationEmulateSocial NetworkInfluencing PeopleNuclear Families Author:Greg Graffin
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsEnoughFeelingsUniverseCreativeEnginesOngoingSolaceParticipantsPageant Author:Greg Graffin
