The Cruellest things do not hide in the dark.

But life is not a fairy tale. It's brighter and darker, longer and briefer, duller and more magical. It's full of contradictions, but one thing it's not is neat.

Marilyn Monroe to me is the epitome of glamour, and always has been since I was a kid.

All music has political dimensions because it suggests a way of being.

Blessed be those souls who are glad! They are a salve for sorrow and fatigue. A sun in days of darkness, a joy in sorrow, a ray of heaven shining through the uncertainness of earth.

I don't really frick with Africa cause people are starving to death and that's not ballin' to me.

My hands are clean, but my heart has somewhat of impurity.

But what I realize, here, now, is that it's not actually making the choice that takes courage. It's facing it afterward. Owning up to it, whether it's good or bad.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

How many of us have had our hearts broken for whatever reason yet find the courage to continue to reach out for love. Emotional vulnerability is true strength to me.

Anger can give energy to the mind but only if it is harnessed and held in control.

Will Rogers used to say he wouldn't run for president no matter how badly the country needed a comedian.