As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.

Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

Belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence.

I already fear for my life just because of who I am, you think adding a little inconsequential vampire to the equation will change any of that?

I didn't want to be one of those women who wake up at 63 years old and realize they've missed the window of opportunity for marriage and children.

Work hard, learn all you can, and never miss the chance to connect with someone new.

Listen to your dreams. They are the whispers of your heart telling you all you'll ever need to be happy.

Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!

The errors of the observer come from the qualities of the human mind.

You like someone who can't like you back because unrequited love can be survived in a way that once-requited love cannot.

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust

I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'