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Most People Think That I Am Too Optimistic, But My Optimism Is Based On The Thought That Negative Thinking Is A Luxury That We Can't Afford.

Some People Are Saying There's Going To Be A Third World War. I Hope Not. I Really Think This Is A Time That People Can Start To Mend Things By Negotiations, Dealings. We Know About Dealings, Don't We? We Have Brilliant Lawyers. Why Don't We Have Brilliant Lawyers Standing Up And Working For Peace?

What The Beatles Did Was Something Incredible, It Was More Than What A Band Could Do. We Have To Give Them Respect.

What Surprises Me Is-even Though Discrimination Against Women And Racial Discrimination Still Exist, They Have Improved A Lot, Especially Among Artists. And Just When I Felt I Could Finally Take A Break, I Encounter The Age Discrimination. I Turned 72 And Started Noticing A Drastic Difference In People's Attitudes. I Started With Racism And Sexism In The Beginning And Fought Them So Hard And Was Finally Ready To Relax. Then, Here Comes Ageism, And I Feel Like, "give Me A Break!"

You Can't Always Be In Awe Of Someone's Talent, Living With Them.