I think honesty is a big part. Because when you sing live, you want the audience to believe you.

I would really love to go to Thailand as so many people have told me how wonderful it is.

I love dressing for the winter - especially in baggy chunky cardigans.

I just always wanted to be a singer. My mom said I was even singing in my cot!

I don't believe in open relationships. If you want to be with someone else, you shouldn't be in a relationship in the first place.

I'm a really bad liar. My mom finds out every time, especially now that she's got Facebook.

I don't try to pretend to be what I'm not. I don't feel I need to do anything outrageous.

I just like boys who are good-looking, really! I like people who are tall with a good sense of style. My faves are the indie look, the smart look or the surfer look.

I can't imagine ever not making music, making albums, writing songs, doing shows. That's all I really know, and that's all I really do.

Fashion is a reflection of your personality, so have fun and experiment.

I don't want to be one of those people who falls out of cabs drunk. But I don't want to be known as some boring girl who just sits at home and doesn't do anything.

I admire how she protects her energy and understands her limitations.

But then, after all, we are all alike, for we are all derived from the monkey.

Babies and young children are like the research and development division of the human species, and we grown-ups are production and marketing.

Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be.

You quit, you lose. You keep going, you may still lose. But, your ambition will never die.

There's practical political considerations obviously, but there's also these broader themes, which is like, I don't want to be the manager of the Middle East.

The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.

Shia phobia or Sunni phobia...we never hear about this. They murder each other!

I wanted so badly to play in the park across the street because the kids were playing baseball and football but I had to record.

I'm generally a pretty friendly person.