"I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh."

"Democracy, if it meant what our forefathers said, that would be great, but unfortunately it's been corrupted by this funding and funding of campaigns. There's a much better way to do it. There could be a small amount of money given by every taxpayer to be dedicated to candidates."

"I went to the bank and proposed that they lend money to the poor people. The bankers almost fell over."

"The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't."