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"In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know?"
"There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other."
"Imagine the clouds dripping Dig a hole in your garden to put them in"
"Love is an incredibly strong thing, it goes everywhere, it's like water, you can't stop it. Love, once you have it, once you create a kind of pathway for it to come out, it just keeps on coming out."
"It's better to dance than to march through life."
"Society was built on male power, and women's power was... ignored is the best word to describe it I suppose, we have been running society on one power, half a power really. And that's so terrible. The world needs women's power too."
"It's difficult to explain love. You want to explain water? You need a book for it. There are many different ways to explain what water is. Love is big, it's very big. I know that I have tons of it. But maybe we don't want to open up so much, and we think, maybe we don't have so much, but yes, you know that you have tons of love. We all do. Through that love we can connect, we can heal each other, we can make people, all of us, happy, joyful, and make a better world."
"Give peace a chance and let's hope that one day we will all live in peace."
"Everyone is an artist and a genius, I think. If we don't choose to limit ourselves then we are totally accomplished."
"Next time you meet a 'foreigner', remember it's only like a window with a different shape to it and the person who's sitting inside is you."
"If your life changes, we can change the world, too."
"When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'"
"We're growing up together, the human race. And we've discovered a lot of things that we didn't know. We're finding our way. Instead of thinking about doomsday all the time, think about how beautiful the world is. We're all together, and together we're getting wiser."
"Use your blood to paint. Keep painting until you faint. Keep painting until you die."
"The cynicism that you have is not your real soul."
"Music is like my security blanket."
"When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all."
"We don't have a particular organization, but we all want to make a world in which justice is given to each one of us."
"I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication."
"I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?"