Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Of course, I am religious.I worship love.

I have won.

Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't singing.

My truth is relevant and my songs are relevant, but I have to recalibrate myself and speed up my vibrations so that I can communicate with the voice of this generation.

Work at it night and day.

I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.

If you think you can lead your flock of sheeple and peeps to some glorified noodle fest on the mall, you got another thing coming, mister.

I feel good about the decisions that I made and I'm happy. You know, I'm really happy.

I love September, especially when we're in it.