Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.

Ignore reality, there's nothing you can do about it.

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.

I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.

It was only cool to have blond hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realize that was a good thing.

Isolation is a big part of songwriting.

Arrogance and a teachable spirit are mutually exclusive.

Perfection is a thousand mistakes behind curtains.

I think of you now mare than ever. It's raining today.

Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances, Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.

I have a feeling that we have been placed on this earth for a special reason and although I have not fulfilled all my missions, I am trying.

I havent won on my birthday since college, so its good to play hard and get a win by double figures.

The elections are rigged. It's a totally rigged system. The only way we can lose, in my opinion.

I do consider my engaged poetry as a personal mission, a duty toward a society which evolves into a system of control of consciences: one even becomes a suspect for not thinking correctly!

Kids don't lack capacity, only teachers.

Some days you see lots of people on crutches.