Wish I'd written Tikkun Olam – a Weavers or Peter Paul & Mary hit!

I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese friends and being there over the years.

Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society.

I'm a huge Peter Mayer fan, but only when I don't feel like killing him for being so good. I love Peter's work, though it irritates me that he plays so much better than I do. If I rocked half as hard as Peter does, I'd own the world by now.

There will always be those people who are just backward and ignorant. There will always be those people. They need somebody to feel superior to.

Some people would rather stay ignorant and self-satisfied.

The money when you're having a hit is great, but money can be taken from you. What can't be taken from you is the talent and the effect your work has.