You have a right to your opinion and I've got a right to mine. Period.

Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life.

Realize that little things lead to bigger things.

I write a song because I want to. I think the moment you start writing it to make money, you're starting to kill yourself artistically.

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

There is something about participating; it is almost my religion. If the world is still here in 100 years, people will know the importance of participating, not just being spectators. Millions of small groups around the world, that don't necessarily all agree with one another, are made up of people who are not just sitting back waiting for someone to do things for them. No one can prove anything, but of course if I didn't believe it had some kind of power, I wouldn't be trying to do it.

After visits to several Communist countries (USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Slovenia, East Germany, Vietnam, China, Cuba), I feel strongly that most "revolutionary" types around the world don't realize the importance of freedom of the press and the air, a right to peaceably assemble and discuss anything, including the dangers of such discussions.