The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.

My voice is my instrument. ... It is not in the throat, from where it appears to come. It is in my feet and how they touch the floor, in my legs and how they lift and sink with the rhythm of the song. It is in my hips and belly and lower back.

To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.

All my life I have gone out on a limb, but I have turned the limb into a bridge, and there is cool, clear water flowing under.

We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.

When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.

I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.