I've heard that story about kids are high naturally, but I've seen kids that aren't high, kids who've had the high taken out of them.
Cass ElliotI've always been so apathetic. I figured, OK, maybe the world is going to fall down around me. Now I want to make a better world... that's motherhood.
Cass ElliotI would say the world's in terrible shape, but I'm afraid the world would say, "Look who's talking".
Cass ElliotHow do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.
Cass ElliotYou've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along.
Cass ElliotI say, "Look, I'm here now. There must be a reason I'm here." If that's fatalistic, be that as it may. Where my work is, is where my life is, and if we're falling in the ocean, we're falling into the ocean.
Cass ElliotIf you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That's what rock and roll is; it's relentless.
Cass ElliotThere's so much talk about the Drug Generation and songs about drugs. That's stupid. They aren't songs about drugs; they're about life.
Cass ElliotWhen you're famous, you don't get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you don't see the real people.
Cass ElliotLeadership is helping yourself and other people achieve goals. The ability to direct your life to get the results you want is leadership.
Cass Elliot