The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
But if by some freak of history communism had caught up with this country, I would have been one of the first people thrown in jail.
I feel that my whole life is a contribution.
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.
I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things.
Did you ever want something really bad and then when you finally got it all you could do was stand there and grin at it?
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.
Maybe I should try singing like a man.
I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done.
People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not. '
I swear, there is no chemical drug out there that can reproduce the feelings you have of achieving your goals.