Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to.

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.

He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.

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.

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.

Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or sometimes I would take a local poem and put that to music...I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.

You're so vain. I bet you think this song is about you.