A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.
I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
I listen to Handel's vocal music, almost exclusively.
The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.
I'm a strong advocate for music. I think guitars are wonderful.
My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it has an urgency to it.
My music has a very spiritual background, a sanctity that is almost like worship.
Half the battle is selling music, not singing it. It's the image, not what you sing.
When the slaves left Africa, they left us this music. They left us blues.
Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.
I see myself at 7:30 in the morning and it's not too pretty.
I have my Lucky Charms in the morning, and I feel magical.
To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.
Our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free.
The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
Strong women only marry weak men.
Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known.
The more I know about men the more I like dogs.