I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see how it felt to be without words.

The key to change is to let go of fear.

Just a thank you is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all.

Reading inspirational and motivational quotes daily is like taking my vitamins.

I was down with Lucinda Williams and Mary Chapin-Carpenter. We did an acoustic tour, just the three of us, three chicks and three guitars

For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

For me, art is a more trustworthy expression of God than religion.

If a relationship is founded on love it doesn't end

I was angry at my parents when I had to have brain surgery, that they weren't still around, because no matter how old you are you want you parents when you're going through something like that.

Loss is the great unifier, the terrible club to which we all eventually belong.

Read, re-read and un-read!

The door of opportunity is always open, but nobody bothers to push the door open. They just get tired out by knocking and then they leave.

Actually Gabriel’s an archangel,” I corrected. “But otherwise, yes.” “Well, that explains why he’s so hard to impress,” said Xavier flippantly

The most successful families embrace and elevate their family history, particularly their failures, setbacks and other missteps.

Doesn't reincarnation strike you as just another form of procrastination?

Memorable customer service can only take place in a human-to-human situation.

When it came to football there was a certain age where I realized that my future in football was being a grease spot on the side of some bigger player.

No, this is throwing up like coming off the tilt-a-whirl at age seven, like discovering that dead rat under the porch, like finding out someone you loved never loved you at all.

People have to eat and it's good to have a last-resort dole they can turn to.

My mother-in-law must be the probation officer I got for the crime I committed of marrying my husband.