"The only way to be happy is to be yourself."

"God damn it, you've got to be kind."

"And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"

"I don't know what it is about humanity, but we're always trying to make things worse for ourselves."

"I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatle…"