I just don't like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does she thinks she is? The world doesn't need another Streisand! (on Diana Ross)

I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

I was a personality before I became a person - I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.

You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.

The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's a myth.

Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains.

When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn't be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.

Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.

Doubt can motivate you, so don't be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

He left because the world is not made to accommodate people like him.

Surely you know that pleasure soon evaporates, into thin air?Then all we are left with are stories.

In an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.

I have a terrific headache.

It is impossible to design anything that is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

If I obey Jesus Christ, the redemption of God will flow through me to the lives of others, because behind the deed of obedience is the reality of Almighty God.

However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.

I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority.

Whatever happens, do not lose hold of the two main ropes of life - hope and faith.