Cyndi Lauper Quotes

My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone.

Sharon Osbourne is such a blast and she's so, so bright.

Sometimes my mind boggles. It's so deep my mind actually boggles

Men and women are different. I don't think men grow a brain until 26 or even 30. Girls mature a lot quicker.

I wanted to make the album I always needed to make. I had to say the things I never could.

I'm in the business where you get the business all the time.

If you saw me without makeup, you wouldn't recognize me.

The '80s was a really creative and brave period. Remember, it was a period of ultraconservatism, and so you needed brave people to push ahead like that.

I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me.

When I sing I have a lot of visions. Like what's happening now in my life.

I wouldn't record any song that I didn't like.

I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself.

I've been a diva since I was four.

There have been great things that happened to me.

You don't know where you belong... You need something to swear to, As you fol-low blindly along; You just need to belong somehow.

Mix sheer hypocrisy with mediocrity, You play it safe every time.

You can laugh when I talk, but not when I sing.

With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create.

My music is about a joyful experience. I've learned that if you can affect other people, you should.

The more you practice and study, the better you are so I still practice and study all the time.

People used to throw rocks at me for my clothes, now they wanna know where I buy them.