The first country conquered by any dictator is his own country.

Anybody who wants to learn everything is pretty stupid. You learn what you can.

Do-so is more important than say-so.

Technology will save us if it doesn't wipe us out first.

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.

We have more freedom of the press than any other country in a similar position. Even way back in the frightened '50s, Communists, for example, could publish their magazine. The KKK published their own books. But face it, the mass media is controlled by money.

My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't.'