Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.

I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, but soon you'll cage me on your shelf. I'll never learn to be just me, first by myself.

All men are created equal and all women are created equal as well, but [equality] seems much clearer when it comes to race issues. In the realms of man/woman, man/man, woman/woman love, it seems all up for grabs now. We are exploring so much, but I think we gotta go for the fight for all equality first.

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.