The good thing about not being drop-dead gorgeous is that as time passes, I don't have much to worry about. I have friends who are actors and every day they look in the mirror with trepidation.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.

If you get yourself killed, I'll find your grave and spit on it, " she threatened.

God is so immense that if he were 'too visible, ' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting or making the memories insignificant. Healing means refocusing

I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'

Art came fluidly, so I was able to teach myself many of the things I thought were important by copying and mimicking my artistic idols.

Ask Osama bin Laden is he is better off now than he was four years ago.

Growing up takes longer than you think.

My first playpen was a cardboard box.

When we are in touch with God's joy and peace in us, then we become whole and holy persons. Like living torches we radiate the light and heat of God's compassionate love.

Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people.