When the students in the South, the blacks, started demonstrating, that was the beginning of the time of students becoming a social force around the world.

Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?

Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal.

A silent majority and government by the people is incompatible.

I think people are entitled to march without a permit. When you have a few hundred thousand people on the street you have permission.

Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.

I am the Vietcong. We are everywhere! We are all Vietcong.

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history thats least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.

Gentrification and consumerism... have destroyed the character of my favorite American haunts, like North Beach, Berkeley, Venice and Aspen.

One must reach out and try to grasp this astonishing finesse, that the value of lif cannot be estimated.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

The attractive power of love is intensified proportional to the intensity of thoughts, perception of duration, and the perceived distance.

Cursed the crown that brought such grief to me

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

The only good thing about the good old days is they're gone.

I don't remember anybody ever pointing me out as a dancing prodigy, but I played a not bad second base.

Everybody is looking for a hit single but what the artists really need is an executive producer to help put better albums out.

We have passed a lot of water since then.