I had all these songs lying around. They had all these woman characters, and I thought the idea of the Woman King would be a good way to tie them all together.

There are things that drift away like our endless, numbered days

We all assume the worst the best we can.

I'm one of those people who sort of feeds on music.

I just try to use my own life to build a human song: something that people can relate to in some way. It's not like the psychiatrist's couch or anything.

I like writing in an illustrative, descriptive way. I prefer describing to rather than explaining.

We play some smaller songs larger than they are the record, and vice versa. It took me a while to get used to playing live.

It's fun to be able to revisit a song and do something that doesn't really illustrate the song but works tangentially or runs parallel to the song in some way.

I'm kind of interested in visual communication. For me it's more about suggesting than arguing a point.

It sort of depends on the song. Some of them are pretty easy to write, and others take a while. I do a lot of writing in the morning.

There are good places to play and bad places.

I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.

Oh yes! I have couple-goals too. I love to couple myself with- Books, Coffee and Mountains.

The search for God begins at the point of need.

I pledge you I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and courage. This is a call to arms.

I can't take this any more, I'm out of here - on leaving Hell's Kitchen

Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.

The inspiration of a noble cause enables men to do things they did not dream themselves capable of before

My kids never had the advantages I had. I was born poor.

If unwilling to rise in the morning, say to thyself, 'I awake to do the work of a man.'

My husband is not a Christian but is a religious man, I think.