I was unwilling to - without getting too philosophical about it - I was unwilling to structure my spirituality in the way that the church wanted me to structure it.

My childhood is completely... when I look back, it was '50s in New York, upper-middle class, it was completely idyllic and golden and wonderful - sweet in every way.

We were just a gaggle of kids, and everybody played together and had a good time. You know how kids can be completely horrible; abusive but fun. But anyway, it was a nice childhood.

I studied with the idea of becoming a Catholic priest.

So when I was 13, I basically left home and never returned and lived at home again. I would come home for a week at Christmas and two weeks in the summer only.

Like I said on my bio on my webpage, I was born at an early age, I was close to my mother.

I was born in Queens, New York, which is a suburb of New York City.

I was born in New York.

Success depends on your attitude

It is not the lack of commitment that destroys marriages, it is the lack of purpose.

When someone hurts us, our natural instinct is to strike back—but when we do, we not only destroy any possibility of reconciliation, but we also allow anger and hate to control us.

Macromanage, Not Micromanage

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.

Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.

I have more ideas than I'll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.

The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States.

I dont consider the bloody ROI.