You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it.

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.

Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand...

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad.

I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

Menfolks listens to somebody because of what he says. Women don't. They don't care what he said. They listens because of what he is.

What you hope for determines what you live for. What you hope for determines WHO you live for. Hope misplaced can devastate you.

You don't get harmony when everyone sings the same note.

To live exhilaratingly in and for the moment is deadly serious work, fun of the most exhausting sort

My career never went like anyone else’s, so I never followed anyone.

Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He is taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party.

I think dating courtesies are common courtesies that should be practiced in most all civilized encounters. I pine for the days of good, old-fashioned manners.

Let not the spirit wander while the words of prayer run on out of our mouth.

Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.

Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.