I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way.

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I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill...

I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want...

I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want...

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings....

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings....

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start....

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start....

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you specifically what they've been in...

I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you specifically what they've been in...

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence...

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a...

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a...

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk...

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk...

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed...

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed...

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

I don't know where my songs come from... If I knew, I'd know too much,...

I don't know where my songs come from... If I knew, I'd know too much,...