"Sure, I could of done it different... put my clown in a closet and dressed up in straight clothing. I could of compromised my essence, and swallowed my soul."

"Well, this week for example, I was just in Los Angeles making a documentary for German television on whales. They had tried to get me in England where they missed me."

"It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they are an endangered species. This was a documentary on the plight of the whales."

"To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses."

"What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN."

"Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling."

"Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore."

"And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again."

"We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self."

"I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun."

"I am in total ecstasy with where my life is now."

"I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin."