It never pays to deal with the flyweights of the world. They take far too much pleasure in thwarting you at every turn.

Train yourself to listen to that small voice that tells us what's important and what's not.

God save us from the people who want to do what's best for us.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we're busy denying.

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.

Kinsey was never a lawyer. She's strictly blue collar.

I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities.

I love being single. It's almost like being rich.

I write letters to my right brain all the time. They're just little notes. And right brain, who likes to get little notes from me, will often come through within a day or two.

I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan.

Younger guys are just too jealous

I had forgotten what sleep is like - a kingdom all its own.

It's crazy to see people having tattooed my lyrics on their body, and quite frankly writing is just an outlet for my voice and getting it out there.

A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.

If you are not taking responsibility for your state of consciousness, you are not taking responsibility for life.

If religious feeling is put in opposition to social change, then it does become an opium, but if it is joined to the struggle for social change then it is a wonderful medicine.

The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to.

The one reader I'm trying to please as I write is me, and I'm pretty difficult to please.

I will go down with my colours flying.