Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.

All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.

I think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and giving is so important. It can heal. That is my experience, anyway.

Peace is here now. It's just that we don't recognize it. Let's say that 98 percent of people in the world are wanting peace. Now people say, even people from Siberia? Yes. We want world peace. The two percent is really tying to mess it up. It's so sad in a way, because by messing it up what are they going to get? Their children are going to suffer, their grandchildren are going to suffer, and they might even die before something gets good.

People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they understand.

Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't afford.

The boats outside the window were always still I wondered if one of them would take me to the ocean.