So close to touching freedom, then I hear the guards call my name

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.

Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

The sense of loss is such a tricky one, because we always feel like our worth is tied up into stuff that we have, not that our worth can grow with things we are willing to lose.

Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.

You'll never understand someone if you can't stop assuming you already know everything about them.

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

For me as an actor, I find it's most creative when I'm bringing myself into the role rather than putting the role on. I feel like it's more of a cathartic experience.

And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain.

Each one writes history according to his convenience.

Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war.

If you use Hollywood as the test tissue for mankind, what could the prognosis be?

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

Determination can change your mind. Determination can change your heart. Determination can change your life altogether.