Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.

You're the first, the last, and my everything and the answer to all my dreams. You're my sun, my moon, my guiding star, my kind of wonderful, that's what you are

There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.

I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.

Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.

I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.

I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.

I'm never gonna quit, cause quitting' just ain't my schtick.

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

Is there any purity like prayer?

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

Anger tears me up inside... My own... or anyone else's.

I’d trade my soul for a wish.

I saw within Its depth how It conceives All things in a single volume bound by Love of which the universe is the scattered leaves.

Have the will to be well, to be happy, and to live in joy.

I wanted people to believe that there could still be this little undiscovered piece of the world that survives still on Skull Island.

[on Thoreau:] For not a particle of respect had he to the opinions of any man or body of men, but homage solely to truth itself.

You've got to make sure that you make the best of the day that you're in.

It's great to see a relatable, accessible young woman out there, doing things and breaking the barriers for what would be considered an action movie.