Sometimes I'm really funny, sometimes I'm quiet, sometimes I'm shy, but I'm constantly changing.

Touring is my favorite part of being a musician. All the places I've traveled and lived affect me in many different ways. Good and bad.

Some people don't take me seriously, so I had to work harder.

I grew up always hanging out with boys, and I always wanted to play rock 'n' roll with boys, and so I've always acted kind of like a man.

I worked really hard to develop me as an artist and as a musician. I have so many different influences and play so many different instruments, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me!

The music I play and write is all reflective of myself and the experiences in my life. I feel like my whole journey is just collecting stories and songs along the way.

I think I have the best of both worlds because I am a woman, but I'm also a tomboy.

People want real. And there are a lot of women out there doing that.

I was born out of a Vegas marriage: My parents got married three days after they met.

The past is made out of facts... I guess the future is just hope.

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.

Where all think alike there is little danger of innovation.

Solidarity was admirable

A good coach always coaches to a leader's potential, not his current level of performance. A good leadership coach will see the potential in you and inspire you accordingly.

A man who grows that much hair,' critics were fond of saying, 'must have a lot to hide.

Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a library, our irony is dead.

We are more inclined to regret our virtues than our vices; but only the very honest will admit this.

There are infinite shades of grey. Writing often appears so black and white.

In general, higher education does not know how to speak for its interests. It offers a stance that is defensive, cowardly and likely to be ineffective.