Every bad thing that's happened to me has defined me, has shaped, has moulded me.

I really can't break away from wearing black and leather!

The worst mistake a woman can make is to emulate a man.

I will never censor myself to please anyone.

I don't believe in fairy tales, but I believe in you and me

I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.

I don't listen to music, actually. Obviously I go to clubs; I stand in elevators; a lot of my friends are musicians; I hear music all the time. But I don't have my own collection of music.

I don't really know what 'a dark place' means. I have windows in my house, and I'm generally an upbeat person! A lot of people throw that word at me because I wear a lot of black and leather.

Guess what, I'm the opposite of a role model!

The entire value of a person is subjective to your relationship with them.

It's good to actually cry. Trust me, I've had a lot of practice over the years!

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

What sense of superiority it gives one to escape reading some book which every one else is reading.

We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.

Knowledge and belief are two seperate tracks that run parallel to each other and never meet, except in the child.

I think that we have to look at ISIS as the leading threat of an international terror network. It cannot be contained, it must be defeated.

I'm comfortable and confident about the future.

A small amount of power corrupts a small man absolutely. A little knowledge is dangerous to a little man. To a great man only great knowledge is dangerous.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.