The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.

It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

But I'm lost when it comes to you.

I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.

I'm a little old-fashioned - I like it when the man opens the door and I like it when a man pays for me. I particularly like it when they pay for dinner or whatever, because I've pretty much done the opposite, but for the exception of James [Taylor], where we split everything down the middle. I've been the larger money earner in practically all of my relationships. There's equality and there are positive differences, which are complimentary.

I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of to say.