It seems to me that at 19 or 20, a young man is burning to be great at something. I was. You have a vision that's beyond the neighborhood. You want to make a mark while you're alive. You don't know exactly your future, but you want to be great at it. And greatness is an important word. And you dare not tell anybody how extreme and how burning are your visions, because you don't want anybody to mess with them

Yes, I like that word. "More" is a prayer to God, isn't it? Gratitude and plea, all in one.

Monterey was the Maraschino cherry on top of the Sundae that was the '60s. It was totally unprecedented, and the audience was unprecedented in their joy.

I teach well. I used to really like teaching a lot. I enjoyed it a lot and I was good at it.

New York, you got money on your mind. And my words won't make a dime's worth a difference, so here's to you New York.

I have the feeling that in a balanced life one should die penniless. The trick is dismantling.

We'd go to the fraternity house. It was a good place to practice. But we really wanted the kids to overhear us. And whoever heard us would go nuts over it.