I was an opening act for 10 years.

You can't roll a joint on an iPod, buy vinyl.

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.

Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Just make sure you do so.

I feel like I've kind of gotten to a peaceful place in my heart.

So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.

I am very picky about my people and my beer.

I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard.

I like rules that are broken.

I like to make great albums.

I didn't go to college.

I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

Fate is what Heaven imparts.

The boy shall have a proper beating,' said Cecil. 'But I beat him already,' I said, 'and don't tell me I didn't do it properly. I'm touchy about these things.

If a truth will be accepted with a million repetitions, repeat it million times!

Floyd Paterson and other fighters, they just don't take part.They make a million dollars, they get a Rolls Royce and a nice home and a white wife and think, 'well, I made it'.

It is in our power to stretch out our arms and, by doing good in our actions, to seize life and set it in our soul.

Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, 'I'm a bad guy.' They think they're the right guy.