I'm now so much more capable of receiving love and giving it in a far different way.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

Falling in love with someone is intentional, even if it was their looks that tripped you.

Culturally, one of the best arguments we can make is, wait and see.

Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.

I am only concerned with politics so I may see the day when I don't have to be concerned with politics.

You know, I say in my lyrics, "Every word I write will be analyzed by somebody white." It's just that I know that this sh*t is just not gonna fall on deaf ears.

I love my life. I love being an inventor.

I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.

Never leave your customers wondering.

I really like Roland Moret, Alexander McQueen and Marios Schwab, a young British designer.

Any effort... to make the obscure obvious is likely to be unappealing, for the penalty of failure is confusion while the reward of success is banality.