I'm not talented or gifted. I'm a committed, meticulous workaholic. The only reason I succeed is because I refuse to fail.

I am not upset that you don't love me, I am very happy to know that you are still living in my heart, in my love.

Not by blaming the world, not by shunning the world, but only be loving the world can I have peace of mind

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!

I do believe - and I know I shouldn't - that art transcends money and success and any of that. You can still do it if you're not clinging to the notion of nobility.

A painter can turn pennies into gold, for all subjects are capable of being transformed into poems.

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.

In Jupiter, there are Earth-Size storms; and in Earth, there are Jupiter-Size lies!

The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal.

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

To book commercials, you do something to get to a callback, and once you get to the callback, you've got three minutes to get the people to want to hang out with you for a day.