"When I was about twelve, I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius...I am one, and if there isn't, I don't care."
"Everything is clearer when you're in love"
"Love is like a flower, give it time and it will grow"
"We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep on watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it."
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination."
"What does it mean when a person is such a pacifist that they get shot? I can never understand that."
"When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream." (1970)
"Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans"
"We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?"
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace."
"Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law its nine-tenths of the problem.
"As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot."
"Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given, never forgotten, never let it disappear."
"Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who can control me is me, and that's just barely possible."
"It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man."
"If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or my music, then in that respect you can call me that...I believe in what I do, and I'll say it."
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"
"I don't believe in killing whatever the reason!"
"Love is the answer and you know that for sure".
"I am going into an unknown future, but I'm still all here, and still while there's life, there's hope." (December, 1980)
"I consider that my work won't be finished until I'm dead and buried, and I hope that's a long long time." (December, 1980)