Obviously it's difficult not to compare one record success-wise, or sales-wise, or whatever, but I think you're always going to have moments - whatever record you've got - of insecurity.

I'm very much of the mindset that if you've made the record you wanted to make and there's nothing about it that you would change, then you should just be proud and happy with what you've done.

Depeche Mode doesn't mean anything, nor does Eurythmics. Band names aren't supposed to mean anything. I wanted something that wasn't English, and you couldn't get more English than "Elly Jackson."

Everything in life is a checklist, whether it's building a birdhouse or building a kitchen. If you don't have a checklist, you're much more likely to forget something.

Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our lives - in our struggle for justice.

I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.

I look up to myself, tryna get better. Always tryna get better.

People are always saying,'They'll take care of it. The government'll--Don't worry, they'll--' 'They' who? It starts with us. It's us. Or else it'll never be done...

You have to believe in it to get it.

I have a sixth sense, but not the other five. If I wasn't making money, they'd put me away.

The Secret of Praying is Praying in Secret. The secret place of prayer calls for every faculty of mind and heart.

The whole project of European Union is one in deep trouble.

Pouring out liquor is like burning books.