It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.

Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

Do not be content with an imaginary god.

Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain... you hear them and they're affixed to you.

Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better.

The air is like being wanted, we say, and they nod approvingly. The air is like getting older, they say, and they touch our arms gently.

To become powerful, to develop will, meditate on the naval center.

The least grace is a better security for heaven than the greatest gifts or privileges whatsoever.

Movies are different from real life.

Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.

If we hold the married man accountable for finances gone legally awry, then the married woman should be held accountable for children who go awry.