I always knew I was a man, always felt that I was a man, always wanted to be a man.

I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!

A-bop-bop-a-loom-op-a-lop-bop-boom.

Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul.

And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.

Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.

I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs.

God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.

I think people who don't believe in God are crazy. How can you say there is no God when you hear the birds singing these beautiful songs you didn't make?

The effectiveness of your life is determined by how much impact you make

Not to go to the theatre is like making one's toilet without a mirror.

My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.

I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.

The only constant in the technology industry is change.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.

You must learn, day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon.

It's not easy to make friends when you're an adult writer outside of academia, especially when you work alone in a little room for twelve hours a day, and so I wrote toward what I most longed for.

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

There are no rules when it comes to love. I just try to let love surprise me because you never know who you’re going to fall in love with.