Millions of mind guerrillas, raising the spirit of peace and love, not war.

I was trying to say something about Christianity, the idea that you have to be tortured to attain heaven. I didn't believe that.

Well, I just want him to grow up happy. That's the main thing.

A mistake is only an error, it becomes a mistake when you fail to correct it

All kids draw and write poetry and everything, and some of us last until we're about eighteen, but most drop off at about twelve when some guy comes up and says, "You're no good." That's all we get told all our lives. "You haven't got the ability. You're a cobbler." It happened to all of us, but if somebody had told me all my life, "Yeah, you're a great artist," I would have been a more secure person.

You won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor.