"For a modern woman it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect, and that it's not two halves that make a whole - it's two wholes that make a whole."

"I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it."

"I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids."

"I think sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. We agree to disagree."

"She walks in beauty, like the night  Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright  Meet in her aspect and her eyes."

"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope."

"The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their foes fear."

"True wisdom begins when you realize the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."