I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.

When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.

I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.

To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.

I've made sacrifices. I'm not anti-fashion but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

If you are sure that you're going to heaven when you die, you ought to make the most of today. Why live below God's standards when He has so many wonderful things planned for you?

The earth has its music for those who will listen.

Not with a club, the Heart is brokenNor with a Stone –A Whip so small you could not see itI've known

It's never too late to have a fling For autumn is just as nice as spring And it's never too late to fall in love.

The belief that all genuine education comes about through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.

...like a scene from the swamps of Louisiana or the mind of Poe on opium.

A lot of the girls I grew up with were pregnant by the time they were 16. I just was lucky.

The hero, in living her own life, in being true to herself; radiates a light by which others may see their own way.

I'm obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that.

Part of being an actor is almost self-hypnosis during those brief moments when the cameras are rolling. You want to actually believe you're Chris Gardner or Muhammad Ali.