The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable.
I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.'
But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we hit our peak and become this ripe fruit.
Age is just a number. When I started, I never worried about how long I was going to play. I had very specific goals, and that's what I really chased.
You label somebody 'New Age,' and that's automatic mockery: 'She cannot possibly be a serious thinker.'
I just don't like boring myself. That's one of the main reasons I did 'Ice Age' - because I'd never done something like this before.
Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying?
Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest.
There are times when I feel incredibly loved and connected, and times when I feel alone. I think that's natural for all of us.
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I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
I like to have a massage therapist come to my house, get a massage, take a bath, go to bed. That's a perfect night alone for me.
I enjoy being recognized. I'll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I'll be very sad if I'm not interviewed, because that's a very amazing process.
I'm a complete foodie, but I'm a terrible cook. If a guy can get me in the kitchen and we actually have fun cooking, that's amazing.
That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.
The thing that's tricky is sometimes the best voices - just because someone hits the big notes and sounds amazing - it doesn't necessarily mean they make the greatest artists.
I get to travel around the world and meet all of these amazing people, and they're singing my songs! And to me, that's crazy.
Men and women do think differently, and frankly, we don't understand each other. Not at all! But that's what makes relationships so amazing.
I was the first spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute in Washington. And that's the message we tried to send out - there is hearing help out there, and the technology and options are amazing.
We shouldn't feel restricted by our sexuality, and our sexuality doesn't have to be a cultural choice. That's an amazing variety of music within those five main performers.
I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.
