I've always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases to excite and inspire me.

When a child is born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in.

My kids love Ibiza and we feel committed to it because we keep coming back to the same area. People recognise us in shops now and we have a social life here. We cook at home and have friends around.

I have absorbed my life now. I am ready for my music to unfold. I know time flies, but before the end of this year, the album will be out. Even if it kills me.

Who needs a handbag? I put my money in my bra.

When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, 'Dont separate your life, the life that youre going to make with this child, from the things that you are and what you want to do.'

There's been a lot of coming home in the early mornings after funny nights out, having bizarre sandwiches in bed.

I had this weird, nomadic little tent with a rug over it, like a booth where I'd sing the vocals.

Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things... like photo shoots!

To save my child, I'd rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me.

Culture is taking the background you come from and either running with it or running from it.

You know you’re dealing with a numpty when her saving grace is that she didn’t help to cover up a murder.

My strength comes from my abdomen. It's the center of gravity and the source of real power.

I like a girl with a substantial bottom,' said Renoir, drawing in the air the size bottom he preferred.

With the help of modern technology, I can compose intricate keyboard parts and then I have to go back and learn them in order to perform them properly.

Childhood is the sleep of reason.

You might be a redneck if...you bought a VCR so you could tape wrestling while you are at work.

The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again

Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of our lives.

Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.