I nearly always write — just as I nearly always breathe.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

I don't want you to be young and beautiful. I only want one thing. I want you to be kind-hearted - and not just towards cats and dogs.

The Aeon is a child at play with colored balls.(translation/paraphrase: Terence McKenna)

No religion can be considered in abstraction from its followers, or even from its various types of followers.

I have no agenda, nothing to control.

A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.

You might be a redneck if you keep a fly swatter in the front seat of the car so you can reach your kids in the back seat of the car.

Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.

I went to a tent store. "What kind of tent do you need?" "Circus."

All I know is I've tried my best.

If an accident happens in a plant, the aftermath will be unimaginable.