Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.

The school system only recognizes one type of intelligence. There are so many different types of intelligence.

With a chance to make it good somehow, hey, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window, and let the wind blow back your hair.

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me, for a lot of kids, it was a totally positive force... not optimistic all the time, but positive. It was never--never--a bout surrender.

Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country.

Small unit democracy, I found early on, didn't work for me.

For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing in.