We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn't about what's popular; it's about what's really good.

You fog the mind, you stir the soul.

You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared.

Give us the strength, give us the wisdom, and give us tomorrow.

Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation.

I've always been in love with that Delta-flavored music the music that came from Mississippi and Memphis and, especially, New Orleans. When I was 14, I was in a wanna-be New Orleans band in Toronto.

Bob Dylan is as influential as any artist that there has been.

There is an extraordinary collaborative spirit when you are learning and growing.

Boy, do I got some stories to tell.

I love the idea of having a kid who says, 'Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.'

Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their dignity, and they do what they do.

I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can.

Christianity [is] a rebellion against natural law, a protest against nature.

Not even thinking about anything. My mind is a blank. We just want to enjoy the moment.

Fans can't ruin shows. Only creators can.

Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.

It's interesting as one grows older to keep in touch with the cutting edge.

All men should be required to have their marital status tattooed on their foreheads.

It's really complex to make something simple.

I have really done so few bad things that they have to keep harping on the old ones [.]

It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.