The way you get a better world is, you don't put up with substandard anything.

- Joe Strummer

In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners to your fellow human beings.

- Joe Strummer

Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.

- Joe Strummer

When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas.

- Joe Strummer

Don't write slogans, write truths.

- Joe Strummer

I don't have any other message than don't forget you are alive

- Joe Strummer

Don't forget you're alive. 'Cause sometimes when you walk around the city and you're in a bad mood, you can think, hey, wait a minute, we're alive! W…

- Joe Strummer

We`re all going to have to learn to live together and develop a greater tolerance and get rid off whatever our fathers gave us in the way of hatred b…

- Joe Strummer

When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over …

- Joe Strummer