Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

You'll never be greater than yourself.

Aretha with no goals, eternally single & one step soft of heaven/ let it be understood that she owns this melody along with her emotional diplomats & her earth & her musical secrets

How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.

The future for me is already a thing of the past - You were my first love and you will be my last

I'm a liberal to a degree, I want everybody to be free. But if you think that I'll let Barry Goldwater move in next door.

Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.