There's lots of flaws and frailties and cracks in the armor, and nobody wants to put themselves out there as some kind of Joan of Arc because none of us can live up to that, but I'm grateful to be a role model and be respected because I have a whole slew of people, men and women, that I feel the same way about.

I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.

The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.

Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.

I don't think there's ever been any music quite like what we came up with.

I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one.

I'll close my eyes, so I won't see, all of the love that you don't feel for me.