I learnt that music cost something, and that's a good thing. Also, that I should exercise, because I didn't and I got very sick.

Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down Rid me of myself I belong to You Lead me, lead me to the cross.

You can analyze all you want but you can never explain away the God factor. Sometimes God just decides to breathe on something and it's completely His prerogative.

The music that I make isn't really like any of the music that I listen to. I think I listen to cool music, but I know that I don't make cool music - so it's kind of funny!

I've always recognised that I have influence, whether I like it or not, and that I can use it to do something good.

I think I was always an old soul, even as a teenager.

At sixteen I was like: "I need to get an album out now!" - even though I was only sixteen. I was always in a little bit of a rush to be an adult.

I'm not quite sure where the sponsorship rumour came from... probably because I have been a spokesperson for child sponsorship so people just assumed that was the connection.

I have a particular style of writing and my voice sounds a particular way, which lends itself to a certain style.

I know my sound, and I have to be true to who I am as an artist, even though I want be real cool, and make really cool music.

Now that I have seen I am responsible, faith without deeds is dead.

If I ever figured out how to go back in time, I'd tell my nine-year-old self to run the other way when a gnome showed up in her room promising a life of magic and adventure.

It seems very strange that one must turn back, and be transported to the very beginnings of history, in order to arrive at an understanding of humanity as it is at present.

A man should always consider ... how much more unhappy he might be than he is.

Our relationship with Egypt is very, very important. And I would want them to remain an ally. I don't want to see that official status change.

You talk as long as you are listened to.

In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.

The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.

There's nothing that the United States can do. Nothing that would change systems in the Middle East, nothing the United States can do that would make the Middle East a better place.

I would tell you I love you, Sir, if I knew what it was to love.

I never thought, "I'm going to be an artist". When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist", which is true.