Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson I thought, what am I doing this for? I don't ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.'

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.

The cure for anything is salt water. Sweat, tears, or the ocean.

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting things he has got.

I read Betty Smith's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," all of Shirley Jackson's books, which I loved.

By your work you show what you love and what you know.

He's a bully. I love bullies. They have such big, shiny red buttons to push.

A firm is successful when the costs of directing employee effort are lower than the potential gain from directing.

Spirit is the life, the mind the builder the physical the result

I've always expressed my thoughts in color but we remain blind.

Gratitude is a duty none can be excused from, because it is always at our own disposal.

Courage is a function of process.