cause it's a hard life, with love in the world. and i'm a hard girl, loving me is like chewing on pearls.

Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this way.

live your eyeliner, breathe your lipstick, and kill for each other -Lady Gaga via twitter

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.

Love is the new denim or black

Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you'd be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.

In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.

My new year's resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy.

Rejoice and love yourself today 'Cause baby, you were born this way.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid.

My mother was informing me, by mail, that she was about to die, and would never see me again.

Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment.

The first glimpse I had of what Mario Batali's friends had described to me as the 'myth of Mario' was on a cold Saturday night in January 2002, when I invited him to a birthday dinner.

You have authority over every storm you can sleep in

Running is the heart of what it means to be human.

Economies are complex beasts that need people to do an extraordinary range of tasks.

I watch a lot of sports. One of the reasons I watch is to see how these guys handle pressure, how they respond to situations.

Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.

We are producing urban places which are disjointed and disconnected and not worthy of our civilisation

I can't understand these chaps who go round American universities explaining how they write poems: It's like going round explaining how you sleep with your wife.