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.

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.

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

Not everybody wants to have the same career. I think what’s difficult is when you have two people that do something very, very similar and they both, say, want the limelight. That’s very tricky.

I think...I shall call ye Beauty, for I shall be yer beast.

He (Jesus) became what we are that He might make us what He is.

A contra dance is like an amusement park ride we make for ourselves.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

Brad Pitt is so good-looking there's a lightbulb inside of him shooting good-looking-ness in all directions.

Ronald Reagan's attack on people who receive public assistance was partially an attack on people of color.

I'm just happy that people have recognised me as leading man material.

Man is a fraction of the animal world. Our history is an afterthought, no more, tacked to an infinite calendar. We are not so unique as we should like to believe.

If you look back at life, I bet you will regret about 80% of your actions. But life consists of all mistakes.

As it is not possible to walk without feet or fly without wings, so it is impossible to attain the Kingdom of Heaven without the fulfillment of the commandments.