I had an instinct before and maybe now I don't have that instinct as much as knowing what to do, what shots to hit, where to place the ball, things like that.

Dreams do come true if you keep believing in yourself. Anything is possible.

You have to block everything out and be extremely focused and be relaxed and mellow too.

Yes, I made mistakes by rebelling, by acting out in confused ways.

I was an emotional basket case.

I do still have some of the experience from playing, but it's been so long since I've been out in those quarters, semis, finals, the important final matches, just against the top players.

Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am.

It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion.

Coming back after the layoff, I wasn't really sure what to expect.

It doesn't matter whether I qualify or wildcards.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

Careful with your life.

Most of one's life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.

My drawings are the result of my sculpture.

Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven.

Everything that creative people think and do is from the heart.

I don't think Reagan is primarily funny, and I don't think he's primarily marvelous; he's complicated.

Only a lie that wasn't ashamed of itself could possibly succeed.

I'm just the instrument for the song to do whatever it's supposed to do-heal, inspire or encourage. It's not all about me, it's about the song. I'm just the lucky girl who gets to sing these songs.

There's so much spectating going on that a lot of us never get around to living.

Whenever I come back to London, which is home, I get that cosy, comfortable feeling of being home, as well as the sophistication of this city.