I've made sacrifices. I'm not anti-fashion but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.

When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.

I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.

To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

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

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

I don't like looking outrageous.

It will be impossible to catch all the rats, my love, ” he says. His hand brushes against mine. “Sooner or later, one will squeeze through the cracks. You need to be more careful.

Every wise man lives in an observatory.

Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.

Quite often in life, when a tragic event arrives it becomes a springboard for mirroring all other things in one's life that one hasn't come to terms with.

I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.

Higher education is the only business that has a ceremony for firing its customers.

A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even.

I think I was very nave early on, but that also meant I didn't know what couldn't be done.

Leading by fear is a lot of companies' approach, and a horrible way for people to exist in their lives, when most of your life is spent at work.

All of my shows involve men in tights. It's a bit bizarre, really.