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.

Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading.

My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.

Something happens to me when I witness someone's courage. They may not know I'm watching and I might not let them know. But something happens to me that will last me for a lifetime. To fill me when I'm empty, and rock me when I'm low.

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

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.

Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.