A tremendous amount of energy is freed up when you feel that your vision is actually respected and cared for by the people you're working with.

You have to be vigilant about keeping your own fire alive.

Sometimes when you're writing on a ukulele, you're in a totally new land, rhythmically or melodically.

My work is has always been very, very personal.

When you are independent you learn strategies of self empowerment

I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws.

You have to keep walking, no matter what. If you don't, it's a living death. You're just standing in one place dying.

Wealth is power, and power is the only thing about which contemporary culture cares.

Women love to hear a man defending their wife.

What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.

One of the most important leadership lessons is realizing you're not the most important or the most intelligent person in the room at all times.

Good manners are a part of good morals.

There is no better education than your own failures, if you've the eyes to see. We must have the courage to fail. It's evidence that we're risking to be our best.