I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.

Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have.

You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.

I make the best pancakes you'll ever have! And I claim that title gladly. On Saturdays I make them for everybody.

The most beautiful thing about music is that it transcends most anything.

We seal our fate with the choices we make.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

Synchronicity - the sense of significance beyond chance

a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick.

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

By night an atheist half-believes in God.

When I sing, I have to live in that moment, so my audience can feel that. That is my reason for doing art.

I see the poem or the novel ending with an open door.

My mom always complains about my lack of a boyfriend. Well, next time she asks, I'm going to tell her I'm dating two different guys-Mr Duracell and Mr Energizer.

Thinking is more precious than all five senses.

Enough of talking: It is time now to do.