I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

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.

Did my good deed for the day. Still not close to heaven, but it's something.

Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They're fairy tales for grown-ups.

What's a bigger mystery box than a movie theater? You go to the theater, you're just so excited to see anything - the moment the lights go down is often the best part.

And I've never taken up a sport just because it was a social fad.

Those who are prepared to die are most prepared to live.

You are equally important to me, and I love you all.

Listening to critics is like letting Muhammad Ali decide which astronaut goes to the moon.

In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.

In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path

My work is has always been very, very personal.