I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.

This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to the image of men and woman we have created for ourselves; the image has nothing to do with the reality of people.

Nothing is written in stone. So don't prepare yourself for a long and lucrative career. You might die tomorrow. Your gold holdings might become dust. Just make the music you want to make now and enjoy it.

I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'

Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.

The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.