Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.

A protest song is a song that's so specific that you cannot mistake it for bullshit.

America is two Mack trucks colliding on a superhighway because all the drivers are on amphetamines.

In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.

One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies.

And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.

Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt.

The fortunes of the entire world may well ride on the ability of young Americans to face the responsibilities of an old America gone mad.

It's always the old to lead us to the war. It's always the young to fall.

Love is a rainbow curving down from the sky, falling crystals of color, shades of warm that never die.

The truest protest is beauty.

Whenever a time arises where clarity is desired, it is always wise to reflect on the sage within.

If we put aside the practicality, we may find our wishes to be very innocent.

I'm not going to feel guilty for wanting the things that everyone wants.

Reason is 6/7 of treason.

Do your homework, study the craft, believe in yourself, and out-work everyone.

I will never be satisfied, like the Olympics.

Nothing, however, is as ill founded as the assertion of the alleged equality of all members of the human race.

Asia has an army of low-wage laborers to thank for its economic boom.

And psychedelics now, as we de-condition ourselves from the post-medieval world, they are present to hand as tools.

In terms of the creative side of it, it's really been a thing where you come up with the funny stuff is usually at a bar or out talking to people or whatever.