Some people are saying there's going to be a third World War. I hope not. I really think this is a time that people can start to mend things by negotiations, dealings. We know about dealings, don't we? We have brilliant lawyers. Why don't we have brilliant lawyers standing up and working for peace?

Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear and we all just do our best.

Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't afford.

The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.

In the present age when communication is so rapid, we should create a different tradition, traditions are created everyday. Five years now is like 100 years before. We are living in a society that has no history. There’s no precedent for this kind of society so we can break the old patterns.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.

I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter.