I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.

Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

The sense of loss is such a tricky one, because we always feel like our worth is tied up into stuff that we have, not that our worth can grow with things we are willing to lose.

Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.

I never ever feel jealous to those who have more than i have, but i just feel jealous to those who could give more than i could.

Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified.

I'm always reading and looking around for the next thing.

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.

Nobody knows everything that's hidden in the balance sheets of banks. In fact, they are completely impenetrable.

You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish- With the least turning.

Salvation is not putting a man into heaven but putting heaven into a man.

Pain and Oblivion make mankind afraid to die; but all creatures are afraid of the one, none but mankind afraid of the other.

We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.

There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.