Money don't rule me, record companies don't rule me.

God is playing my guitar, I am with God when I play.

You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains.

Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain.

I just believe in my Indian, spiritual god and my music.

I'm surprised that I actually pulled off the recording, getting all those people at the same time.

But I don't believe in organised politics, organised religion, organised music, organised anything.

Soul music is pain - you can hear the slaves, the beatin' and the hurtin'.

Because I'm not the same today as I was in '58, or '59 or even '71.

If you went to see me today, you might not like my music.

The earlier you invest in health, the more dividends it pays later.

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

My best friend is the most important girl, outside of family, to me. I met her when I went to college and we bonded immediately. I'd do anything for her at any time. We phone each other every day.

Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build.

The moment a book is lent I begin to miss it.

Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.

The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime.

We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first hear should be adapted in the most perfect manner to the promotion of virtue.

You have the power to change your thoughts and your thoughts have the power to change your life.

What a haunting, inescapable riddle life was.