“'Just say no' isn't enough unless there is something to say 'yes' to.”

“Music isn't enough. Performers aren't enough. There must be someone that loves music as much as life. For you, and remember this always, those of us with something urgent to say, we give everything.”

“We live in a society where saying that something is for girls is the equivalent to saying that something is stupid, or saying that something isn't worthwhile. I think that's awful and I think that kind of attitude needs to be changed.”

“Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.”

“An artist can't produce great art unless he has a philosophy. He can't say something unlee he has something to say.”

“Everything (he kept saying) is something it isn't. And everybody is always somewhere else.”

“It's simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”

“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it.”

“Propaganda is of no use to the politician unless he has something to say which the public, consciously or unconsciously, wants to hear.”

“I hate when people say that they have something to tell you and they don't just say it.”