I can't write about your pain; I only know my own.

You can't roll a joint on an iPod, buy vinyl.

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.

Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Just make sure you do so.

I feel like I've kind of gotten to a peaceful place in my heart.

So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.

I am very picky about my people and my beer.

I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard.

I like rules that are broken.

I like to make great albums.

I didn't go to college.

The power to heal the scars begins with hope.

I couldn't imagine my life without getting to know God. He knows me, He created me. He should be known.

In the Bible, a woman was made from a man. In real life, a man is made from a woman.

Beautify your breath - beautify your life.

The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed.

Calvin: Why are you crying mom? Mom: I'm cutting up an onion. Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.

I was against it [Trans-Pacific Partnership] once , it was finally negotiated and the terms were laid out.

Just because you didn't speak the facts out loud didn't erase their existence. Silence was just a quieter way to lie.

The marathon is an art; the marathoner is an artist.

I open the door for old ladies, I help old ladies across the road. I do a show for leukemia every year, but I don't broadcast that because it's against my image.