The United States, per capita, at a certain period in its history, had the most junkies of any country ever in the world - right after the Civil War. The most brutal war, the greatest amount of casualties that America's ever had.

America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling.

I know who I am. I don't have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did. You think you can do it better? Hey, go right ahead. The stage is yours.

I have an old brain but a terrific memory.

Every Friday I used to have about fifty, sixty kids who would wait for me on Sunset Boulevard and I'd take them all to dinner. All runaways.

As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.

I went to all the Love-Ins. I took my kids. I enjoyed myself.