Commercial music is music that a lot of people connect to at the same time, but that doesn't mean it has to be something shallow or without personality.

The orchid is Mother Nature's masterpiece.

The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

We have a need to be religious, we need to worship, we need to build totems and shrines and icons, but nobody's sure in honor of what.

I've got big hips and a big body. I'm double, triple the size of other models - and I embrace that - I own it.

An un-named song is like an un-named child, it has no identity.

The good Lord in his ultimate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable: hope, jokes, and dogs, but the greatest of these was dogs.

And there are new kinds of nomads, not people who are at home everywhere, but who are at home nowhere. I was one of them

I believe when you’re stuck in one spot for too long it’s best to throw a grenade where you stand, and jump…and pray.

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.

I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.

I accept my body and its defects.I accept my characterand its weaknesses.I love myself as a perfect partof a perfect Whole.

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

My words, thoughts and deeds have a boomerang effect. So be-careful what you send out!

Depression is the flaw in love. There's no such thing as love without the anticipation of loss. And that specter of despair can be the engine of intimacy.

The unconscious mind of man sees correctly even when conscious reason is blind and impotent.

In love there is but little rest.

So what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?

My father gave me some advice when I was very young - whatever someone tells you in the future, don't forget Pele is the best.

Yet I have said over and over again that there is no "right" or "wrong" in the universe. A thing is not intrinsically right or wrong. A thing simply is.

If my life were a song, what would it be? 'A Never Ending Road of Musical Good Times'.