In a world of private property, if something isn't owned by somebody, it's going to be misused by somebody else.

Hope that there are many, many small leaders.

I fought for peace in the fifties.

I never intended to make a living from music. That's the funny thing. I wanted to be a journalist.

According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes I'm looking at God. Whenever I'm listening to something I'm listening to God.

I try to sing many different kinds of songs. If I sing a batch of humorous songs, I'll throw in a deadly serious song. Or if I'm singing too many serious songs, I'll throw in a ridiculous song, to mix it up.

Songwriters can’t explain. You get an idea and you don’t know where it’s come from. And if you’re lucky, you have a pencil or pen and can write it down.