Inspiration quite frequently arrives as a surprise. The key is being open to it.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.

Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

The sense of loss is such a tricky one, because we always feel like our worth is tied up into stuff that we have, not that our worth can grow with things we are willing to lose.

Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.

I sing the song of my heartstrings, alone in the eternal muteness, in the face of God.

If you really want to change society, encourage self appreciation.

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

In the darkest hour the soul is replenished and given strength to continue and endure.

Fundamentalism is dictatorship of the mind

You're going to fail a few times, because that is the only time you actually learn something.

Here's what we should be doing. We've got to get off fossil fuels.

Scratch an egalitarian, and you will inevitably find a statist.

If there is a doubt, I believe that I must put myself forward and undergo the people's judgment.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.