The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up enabling people.

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution which can only end in a distorted bastardized form of illegitimate government.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

Man is a credulous animal and must believe something in the absence of good grounds for belief he will be satisfied with bad ones.

Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.

To understand me you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood - don't meet me in a bad mood.

You know when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's you know a great night. And I think the reason I love touring so much is you're chasing that high around all the time trying to have another good night.

I surround myself with positive productive people of good will and decency.

Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.

I wasn't in school often enough to really belong to a 'clique ' but my friends all studied hard and got pretty good grades. They were good people with self-respect. I still like to be friends with people I admire something about I really believe that we become like the people we're surrounded by so I choose my friends carefully!