Love was not in it for me at first. I dated guys because of the way they looked. And then I began to learn that it's what's inside that counts. Love to me now is understanding. It's giving.

I've got two children, and if my voice is still out there, I want the money to go to them when I die.

I would love to sing with Ella Fitzgerald.

I think mp3s are great if you are unknown and trying to get started. It's a good way to get your music out and about. But for those who are established, it's not good at all.

I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it sho

Haste makes waste.

If we are really anxious not to have nuclear weapons in Iran, the first thing is to call an international conference on abolishing all nuclear weapons, including Israeli nuclear weapons.

I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older.

Everybody is blessed with a certain talent, you have to know what your talent is maximize it and push it to the limit.

Failure is an event, not a person. Think of failure as 'it' and not 'me'.

If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled when a woman appears.

For God will deign to visit oft the dwellings of just men -- delighted, and with frequent intercourse -- thither will send his winged messengers on errants of supernal grace.

In the end you don't so much find yourself as you find someone who knows who you are.

The central function of imaginative literature is to make you realize that other people act on moral convictions different from your own.