My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

What does it mean when a person is such a pacifist that they get shot? I can never understand that.

I don't believe in Elvis.

It seems that all revolutions end up with a personality cult - even the Chinese seem to need a father-figure.

If you want peace, you won't get it with violence.

Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are and something you give away.

And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let's stop all the fight.