There were very few real folk singers you know, though I liked Dominic Behan a bit and there was some good stuff to be heard in Liverpool. Just occasionally you hear very old records on the radio or TV of real workers in Ireland or somewhere singing these songs and the power of them is fantastic.

You can't give a child too much love and if you love somebody, you can't be with them enough. There's no such thing.

Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.

Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly.

It ( In My Life ) was the first song that I wrote that was really, consciously about my life.... up until then, it had been all glib and throwaway.

You feel alone if you're the only one thinking 'wouldn't it be nice if there was peace and nobody was getting killed.' So advertise yourself that you're for peace if you believe in it.

We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity.