Never forget to dream.
I think the biggest reason I was able to express myself and not be intimidated was by not having a mother. For example, mothers teach you manners. And I absolutely did not learn any of those rules and regulations.
Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
I like to be a team player. All the projects I do are collaborations. And I want to solicit the opinions and help of other people. I’m not interested in being the one in charge.
I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider.
I don’t like rooms you never use or that are wasted space but I also like a sparseness and a cleanness.
I don’t go to the sale rack. But I wouldn’t say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.
I like the idea of going to one of those retreats where you don’t speak – like, silence for five days.
I fear the future I wish for my children is at risk, so I’m taking action. Please join me...
I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty.
Hey, wait a minute, I was a Spice Girl once!
After years and years of everybody commenting on the way I look and dress and being photographed, one starts to become self-conscious and starts to plan things more. You end up judging yourself more, what looks good and what doesn’t.
I think they were scared of me because I was different. I’ve always asked, ‘Why? Why do I have to do that? Why do I have to look this way? Why do I have to dress this way? Why do I have to behave this way?’
Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe.
Being able to step outside of yourself in order to help someone else is why we’re all here, it’s what we should all be doing if we can.
My father was very strong. I don’t agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don’t agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn’t do it either.
I’ve never really lived a conventional life, so I think it’s quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.
I would like to see the Pope wearing my T-shirt.
My work gives me a sense of purpose that I never really had before – it gives me a lot of joy, and it would be wonderful to invite other people to get involved.