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There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.
Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community.
Each individual is as individual as their fingerprints, and I think that's extraordinary.
I'm a female but I have a masculine side and I'm not going to negate that part of myself.
I find beauty in a very independent state. It lives quietly. It's there to be discovered.
If one woman is suffering, then we are all suffering, and we need to put a voice to that.
The worst thing someone gets is isolated. Isolation is the darkest part of any condition.
When you get to be nearly 60, you do take stock. You don't know what's around the corner.
Fame for fame's sake is toxic - some people want that, with no boundaries. It's unhealthy.
We all come from women, and there's something extraordinary about the mothers who raised us.
I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf.
Bulnerable without strength is vulnerable, and being vulnerable means you can be victimized.
Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don't really have a lot of time for activism.
I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It's a projection. It's illusory.
I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.
In a way, it's all down to perception, isn't it? And everyone has their own take on everything.
I think Scotland could take a stand in a wonderful way, ecologically and morally and ethically.
Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community.
As a creative person, you just put something out into the consciousness of the society you live in.
I will go out of my way to avoid the shopping crowds and the extreme consumerism - I hate all that.
Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.
I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.
You have to be quite grounded, and I don't know what that is. Sometimes, that means being vulnerable.
The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.
I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.
I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.
I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself.
I don't want to be owned by a corporation and obliged to make a certain type of album. I want to be free.
I enjoy multi-tasking, so I want to do a lot of different things. I want to keep all the plates spinning.
I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.
Medicine comes with hope: the hope of having a healthy child, the hope of being able to raise your family.
Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.
The momentum of time is always going forward. You cannot repeat what has been done before. You can't go back.
You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'
Everything is illusory. You cannot label something and feel that that is the beginning, middle, and end of it.
Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.
I'm not intensely private - I talk a great deal about my life and my work - I just don't play the game to excess.
You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.
Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.
Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.
There must be an angel, Playing with my heart. And when I think that I'm alone, It seems there's more of us at home...
Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him.
I didn't want to be a Barbie doll. I didn't want to be a passive entertainer. It wasn't how I wanted to present myself.
I'm an only child, you know, originally. I'm not a child anymore, but I certainly tend to spend a lot of time on my own.
Music is a great vehicle for communications, and I have a certain platform. I have an opportunity and I have to take it.
For me, pointing and clicking my phone is absolutely fine. People say that isn't the art of photography but I don't agree.
You can live with almost any condition if you're living within a community of people who can share a common understanding.
When you go to Africa, and you see children, they're usually barefoot, dirty and in rags, and they'd love to go to school.