We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.

All my concerts had no sounds in them; they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds!

My work was not embraced for many decades. I would have killed myself if getting embraced affected me so much.

Next time you meet a 'foreigner', remember it's only like a window with a different shape to it and the person who's sitting inside is you.

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

You know harmony only exists in music-isn't that amazing? I think that if you see earth from very far away, the color is blue. That is very interesting because blue is the color of communication.