I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.

When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.

I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.

To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.

I've made sacrifices. I'm not anti-fashion but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

I had a dream, which seemed so real, I was King of the world, so full of appeal, Upon waking I found I wasn't alone, In a kingdom called Home, sitting on a throne.

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.

I have always loved locomotives passionately. For me they are living creatures and I love them as others love women or horses.

I eat as often as I can. I'll eat even if I don't feel like eating.

Unbelief is the mother of vice; it is the parent of sin; and, therefore, I say it is a pestilent evil-a master sin.

One would think that if you're anonymous, you'd do anything you want, but groups have their own sense of community and what we can do.

The more I see and hear, the more I realize how much I don't know.

Desire consumes you, it takes you over. You forget yourself completely. All you can think about is the other, the one you desire, your self is just a fire.

To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational.