If people think I'm a dumb blonde, because of the way I look, then they're dumber than they think I am. If people think I'm not very deep because of my wigs and outfits, then they're not very deep.

If you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

I'm on a seafood diet - I see food, I eat it.

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

When giving money to the amputated, you must put it directly into their pockets.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Beloved, let us live so well our work shall still be better for our love, and still our love be sweeter for our work.

Well, cooking starts with shopping. If the ingredients are not good, you don't do it. Just change your mind and do something else.

Republicans want smaller government for the same reason crooks want fewer cops; it's easier to get away with murder.

No one can usurp the heights... But those to whom the miseries of the world Are misery, and will not let them rest.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

I think there was an overemphasis in the early stage on militarization rather than directly providing relief. I don't think it has any long-term significance.

You have a soft spot. Contrary to popular belief, it is not where you are weak, it is the gateway to indestructible power.

Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to represent. It's all about the individual songs.