When I go onstage, I kind of turn into a beast sometimes, this alter-ego, you know.

It’s important to be fearless yet vulnerable. It takes courage to do both.

I think shoulders are sexier than cleavage.

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.

I don't really believe in diets. I love food... If I deprive myself, I'm going to want it more. I snack on yogurt, raw cashews and cherry tomatoes.

Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.

Girl power is about loving yourself and having confidence and strength from within, so even if you’re not wearing a sexy outfit, you feel sexy.

I've always had a fighter's spark in me. I was born with it. I think it's in my blood.

It takes time to really understand your body shape and it's taken me years to know what I can and can't pull off.

Once you stay true to just having a good time and being honest to your fans and your audience, you can't go wrong.

I love the studio. It's my place to escape and to create and to try anything.

Jihad is nothing but making efforts to realise goodness in life.

That's what makes a human a human, if we store information outside our bodies.

There is no death. How can there be death if everything is part of the Godhead? The soul never dies and the body is never really alive.

Ack!" I said. Fearless master of the witty dialogue, that's me.

Janie’s hip buzzes again. Maybe she'll have to have her whole leg amputated, she thinks sadly. That would really suck.

If, along the way, something is gained, then something will also be lost.

When you're writing, at least when I'm writing, I don't think about themes and I try not to sermonize with any particular message.

The artist gazes upon a reality and creates his own impression. The viewer gazes upon the impression and creates his own reality.

I have a very eclectic group of fans. I have fans that love me for me and who have never even seen my adult work. They just like my music, or they just like me.

We Americans only voted for George Bush to prove to the British that Americans understand irony. Unfortunately, it kinda backfired.