I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'

Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this way.

live your eyeliner, breathe your lipstick, and kill for each other -Lady Gaga via twitter

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.

Love is the new denim or black

Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you'd be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.

In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.

My new year's resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy.

Rejoice and love yourself today 'Cause baby, you were born this way.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid.

The wound made by hurting with fire will heal but the wound created by harsh words uttered using out tongue leaves an indelible scar.

What makes bitter things sweet? Hunger.

Don't be afraid to ask people 'why,' 'what if.' Don't be afraid to attack your career. Get in the game, don't stay on the sidelines.

It comes down to competitiveness. I hate to lose. We want people in our organization that hate to lose - that want to compete every single day, so you continue to strive to win.

The basis for peace is respecting all creatures.

Our brave men and women are fighting around the world and they deserve relief.

Damn the Solar System. Bad light; planets too distant; pestered with comets; feeble contrivance; could make a better myself.

Many a friendship - long, loyal, and self-sacrificing - rested at first upon no thicker a foundation than a kind word.

The sensitiveness claimed by neurotic is matched by their egotism: they cannot abide the flaunting by others of the sufferings to which they pay an even increasing amount of attention in themselves.

I'm confident in some of the things that I wear, regardless of what other people are wearing.