I think that other people covering my work is really exciting... Im really open to that kind of thing because I think interpretation is an art form.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.

Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

The sense of loss is such a tricky one, because we always feel like our worth is tied up into stuff that we have, not that our worth can grow with things we are willing to lose.

Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.

I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious.

Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us.

Please note, I am not suggesting that illicit drugs are required to break down social barriers.

Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall.

Chanel, General De Gaulle and Picasso are the three most important figures of our time.

The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.

You can't eat [literature], that's the problem," he said. "I've tried, it's very dry, and not at all nutritious.

Dude you scare me sometimes! You're all vampire superwoman

The goal of Latin American unity is highly ephemeral. Each country has its own set of goals and very different sets of leaders.