My great mistake the fault for which I can't forgive myself is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

The bottom line is that we never fall for the person we're supposed to.

The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.

Our life evokes our character. You find out more about yourself as you go on. That’s why it’s good to be able to put yourself in situations that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower.

As far as subject matter, I'd say most of the songs aren't that personal to me. I love making up characters and kind of having fun in a different kind of way.

I was always the girl who had that baby face.

There's always a way you can get better. You can never be satisfied. You can never say, 'That's good enough'.

Ah! I shall repeat it endlessly, the only misfortune is to be born!

I get a lot of people trying to take advantage of me because of my kindness. So, I'm either real nice to you, or I want to cut your head off. There's no in between with me.

What strip mining is to nature the art market has become to culture.

The sun still shines.