It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face And show the world all the love in your heart.

I'm like a plant, I reach for the sun.

When my soul was in the lost-and-found You came along to claim it.

I still believe that everyone is beautiful in some way and by seeing the beauty in others we make ourselves more beautiful.

Do the things you believe in, in the name of love. And know that, you aren't alone. We all have doubts and fears.

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.

Not only do you want to leave the audience wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more.

Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, But will you love me tomorrow?

The writing of You've Got a Friend was one of the most incredible experiences because it was mostly inspiration. It just came to me almost as we hear it.

At the small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction - it fascinated rather than repelled.

So if the ties that bind ever do come looseTie them in a knot like a hangman's nooseCause I'll go to heaven or I'll go to hellBefore I'll see you with someone else.

African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.

The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders.

Happiness writes in white ink on a white page.

I think I'll try to keep working in film for a little bit. There's something still kind of magical about it, that I don't want to let go of.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

Better never to have met you in my dream, than to wake and reach for hands that are not there.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

The degradation of the sense of symbol in modern society is one of its many signs of spiritual decay.