Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.

The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.

Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.

I am here and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to.

Accomplishments have no color.

Who I am is the best I can be.

I have never given all of myself, even vocally, to anyone. I was taught to sing on your interest, not your capital.

Be black, shine, aim high.

If you're not feeling good about you, what you're wearing outside doesn't mean a thing.

You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era - it should never leave you.

For a long time the only time I felt beautiful-in the sense of being complete as a woman, as a human being, and even female-was when I was singing.

When you can write music that endures, bravo. Until then, keep quiet and study the work of those who can.

He was so handsome, so beautiful. Inside and out.

At the head of any new undertaking where in France you would find the government, or in England some great lord, in the United States you are sure to find an association.

Love's a thin Diet, nor will keep out Cold.

I want it all. I want the Pepsi endorsement. I want the arena shows. I want Times Square!

Luck always seems like it belongs to someone else.

There are some as are what they are. And there are some as aren't what they seem to be. And there are some as only seem to be what they seem to be.

Art used to be painting, sculpture, music, etc, but now, all technology has become art. Of course, this form of art is still very primitive, but it is slowly replacing reality.

In this world of doubt, one thing is certain for me; that I will go on writing songs up to and - I hope, through heavenly means or diabolical - beyond the day I die.

The reason the rest of us remember, like, when John Lennon died, is because it's a moment when adrenaline is surging.