Every song is like a painting.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Nature without exercise is a seed shut up in a pod, and art without practice is nothing.
Life is a toy made of glass; it appears to be of inestimable price, but in reality it is very cheap.
Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.
Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.
You know, if you’re caught with an ounce of cocaine, the chances are good you’re going to go to jail. If it happens repeatedly, you may go to jail for the rest of your life. But evidently, if you launder nearly a billion dollars for drug cartels and violate our international sanctions, your company pays a fine and you go home and sleep in your own bed at night, every single individual associated with this. I think that’s fundamentally wrong.
Her least favorite thing: VOLUNTARY IGNORANCE
The world was made in order to result in a beautiful book.
People don't care what men wear or how they look. Unfortunately for women, the music industry is very visual and objectifying. The objectification of our bodies and using our bodies to sell things needs to change. A lot of this marketing stuff comes from men, so we definitely need more women behind the scenes.