(As a boy) I was listening to Sonny Boy Williamson's (I) records and I would close my eyes and I could visualize myself playing the harp.

You know I ain’t got no brand new bag.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

Have you considered the option of getting the joke? If not, try it now and redeem your soul.

Barack Obama says that we need to be humble toward terrorism. Yet he is the one we have been waiting for. That is humble?

I am a citizen of the world first, and of this country at a later and more convenient hour.

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.

Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock thing one can do. Be yourself=Very punk.

Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight - how to get from shore to food and back again

There’s too much beauty upon this earth For lonely men to bear.