Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes.

When youre a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it cant last forever.

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.

Maybe with your emotions and your feelings, someone else can say it in a different way than you would, which brings new life to the way you might sing it.

I come alive, in front of the mirror, skipping and dancing and acting the fool. Dance is both escape and excitement.

Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it.

I wanted to be open. On the last project, "Affection," I co-wrote everything. Sometimes, I think, it's smart to step away and be open.

I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement I have the best of the bargain.

What Marxism calls atheism is basically the negation of an idol, which sometimes bears the name of God.

A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

Despair often breeds disease.

Religion lies in being and becoming, in realization.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of earth.

My dad's death reminds me of earthquakes - things that shake your foundation.

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.