Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.

Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?

Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal.

A silent majority and government by the people is incompatible.

I think people are entitled to march without a permit. When you have a few hundred thousand people on the street you have permission.

Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.

I am the Vietcong. We are everywhere! We are all Vietcong.

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history thats least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

Gentrification and consumerism... have destroyed the character of my favorite American haunts, like North Beach, Berkeley, Venice and Aspen.

Communism is one of the options that can improve people's lives.

He liked to get off by himself, a mile or so from camp, and listen to the country, not the men.

When I am dead I hope it may be said: 'His sins were scarlet but his books were read.'

The 'interactive fiction' format hasn't changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn't since 1700.

It is a matter of the simplest demonstration, that no man can be really appreciated but by his equal or superior.

A woman's heart should be so lost in the remembrance of Allah, that a man would have to seek him first in order to find her.

Even if you can't sing well, sing. Sing to yourself. Sing in the privacy of your home. But sing.

From the moment I first heard Steve Laury play, I knew he was dangerous . . . He is an extremely gifted musician who makes great music! We go back 25 years and Steve will always be my dear friend.

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.

I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short.

You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.