Constantly having to think about money is not nice. People used to say, 'Being rich doesn't make you happy'. And I'd think, 'I've got no electricity, nothing - tell that to my empty fridge'.

If you haven't got love, you've got nothing.

I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They were really big inspirations for me.

You meet someone, you care for them, and you fall in love; it's what it is.

I don't tend to lie. If I do, it's a little one. Like, 'I'm only around the corner...' when really I'm 10 minutes away.

I can't watch my first audition because it makes me too upset. I just think it is really sad. I look at myself and don't recognize myself. I do think fame and fortune changes people.

I like to write poetry.

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.

If you are not happy with the song, don't sing it. Simple as that - no-one forces you to do it.

I'd definitely like more kids when I'm older. And I think I'm like every woman in that I'd like to get married one day.

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

What do people mean when they say, 'I am not afraid of God because I know He is good'? Have they never even been to a dentist?

You are the light in the heart of the universe, to illuminate the world spread the light of your love.

We are against war and the sources of war. We are for poetry and the sources of poetry.

There are a million ways to lose someone you love.

...ordinary experience has to be made extraordinary in order to become accessible to reflection.

If you continue to entertain "boys", don't be upset when you can't find a "man".

I already knew that I had the ability to free myself from hatred, and I viewed this as my most significant conquest.

For any scientist the real challenge is not to stay within the secure garden of the known but to venture out into the wilds of the unknown.

I'm not necessarily interested in being the best Indian artist. I want to be the best artist I can be. That's enough of a declaration of intent.

I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers, and librarians and people, women especially, who treasured education.