Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Everything is nothing when you got no one.

I never have thought I was beautiful and I never can get beautiful enough. I'm always doing whatever I can to look as good as I can, nipping and tucking if necessary. When you're older, you probably look more bizarre to people. But I don't care. I'm just totally convinced that it's more important that I be happy with me.

I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'

[On growing up in a large family with little money:] ... to take a bath ... we just had a pan of water and we'd wash down as far as possible, and we'd wash up as far as possible. Then, when somebody'd clear the room, we'd wash possible.

I don't think you ever really know what all you're doing, so you have to act on faith.

I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.