I feel great. I had a triple bypass in 1976 and a quadruple bypass in 1984.

I asked my doctor how many more years I have left and he said, 'You're too ornery to die.

Probably the best thing that happened to me was going nuts. Nobody knew who I was until that happened.

Nutrition makes me puke.

... I want the world to know that people like me who have returned from the half-world of mental oblivion are not forever contaminated. We have been sick.

There is no better therapy than understanding.

I didn't get hurt in the contest. I hurt it the next day.

I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.

If Kona were to get a new logo, it would have to be a original character, not some well know one.

If you have lost a lot of time, then, increase your speed and make up for the time lost

I have a long history in fighting for civil rights. I understand that many people in the African-American community may not understand that.

You can't be a storyteller and a speechwriter at the same time.

We can't hold on to anyone or anything, you know. We lose everything except that which we carry within us.

I was out in the combat engineers. We would throw up bridges in advance of the infantry but mainly we would just throw up.

The people that matter to me the most are the people that are in my life. That's who I really learn from, and it's always a very personal kind of connection.

Anything that strengthens the private sector vs. the state is protective of personal freedom.

Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits.

Meadowlark inspired me to play for a long time. I thought, 'If he could do it, I can do it.' The legacy that Meadowlark leaves is something that every child and adult can benefit from.

I don't listen to my own music, so to me it's awesome that people really like it. I was afraid that it wouldn't connect with everyone. I'm more appreciative than anything.