I used to think hard work made me come alive, honestly. I used to have a daily work schedule with millions of things on it and I thought, "This is wonderful!"

To me, my nephew is the angel of my world. It is my absolute happiest moment whenever he smiles at me.

I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. I don't like to pretend to be polite. What you see is what you get.

I have nothing to explain. As for being misunderstood, I have grown accustomed to that.

I never touch coffee or other caffeinated drinks.

All I want to say is that life is very fragile. We should live every moment and cherish what we have been given.

There is a time for everything and you do different things at different ages.

I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.

If I am unhappy, I can write "damn it" in my personal diary, but I can't do that on a microblog so I might as well not start one.

I fell in love with dressing myself up.

I carry an umbrella when I am outdoors and always wear sunscreen, even when I am sitting in front of a computer screen!

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He does not say "My men were beaten " he says "I was beaten."

I only write about stuff that’s happened to me.. stuff I can’t get past personally. Luckily, I'm quite self-destructive.

At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the best music.

The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.

I have no artistic sensibilities. I wish I did. It is probably really cool. I have work habits and work ethic. For me, all the things I do are jobs.

The death of the self lies in the life of the heart

Glamour is what makes a man ask for your telephone number. But it also is what makes a woman ask for the name of your dressmaker.

Relationship is an art. The dream that two people create is more difficult to master than one.

Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

If a bout of "creepy face" sets in, the trick is to look away from the camera between shots and turn back only when necessary. This also limits how much of your soul the camera can steal.