I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

The first revolution is when you change your mind

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die.

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.

America .. the international Jekyll and Hyde ... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises

If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person.

The way you get to know yourself is by the expressions on other people's faces, because that's the only thing that you can see, unless you carry a mirror about.

Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.

The revolution will be no re-run brothers, The revolution will be live.

A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.

I cannot afford to watch Fox News.

There is an excitement in creating a life, rather than maintaining a life you are not excited about living.

God calls each person individually. He said that a man and his wife were one flesh, but not one spirit

I closed my eyes to hug him tighter and give him that elusive feeling of unconditional love and complete safety. The feeling we seek but, in this life and in this world, perhaps never quite find.

The less you speak, the more you will hear.

It's worth remembering that in 1965, something like 20% of Americans were against the war. Something like 70% were for the war. So, it wasn't a popular or an easy thing to do.

There ain't no ticks like poly-ticks. Bloodsuckers all.

Can the mind become completely still without coercion, without compulsion, without discipline?

I've always been prepared to write about the hard things. Only for healing, teaching, and enlightening purposes not to hurt or disparage anyone.

Free enterprise cannot be justified as being good for business. It can be justified only as being good for society.

I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.