I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.

I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!

A-bop-bop-a-loom-op-a-lop-bop-boom.

Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul.

And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.

Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.

I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs.

God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.

I think people who don't believe in God are crazy. How can you say there is no God when you hear the birds singing these beautiful songs you didn't make?

Beautiful. Worthy of the highest love. Powerful and perfect. Beautiful is my daughter.

The Jews were God's chosen people.

For centuries, the question of men needing to comprehend women simply didn't arise. Men were valued according to how they measured up to the manly virtues.

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

I'm not 20 years old any more. I'm not gonna go out on quite the limb I did.

I like to set realistic goals for myself, not outrageous ones.

All love craves unity.

My last supper would be a charcuterie smorgasbord with every kind of meat, and sauces to dip them in.

It's just acting. I take acting seriously but up to a point.