Men are not conditioned to be less powerful than a woman. It will be the wise woman who realizes this and is sensitive to that issue.

I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.

Forced to confront a reptile or an international financial crisis, I'll take the reptile every time.

Certainly after the tragedy in Neil's life, we were holding out hope for his recovery. It wasn't too promising at the time and obviously you get to the point of thinking that that is it.

Philanthropic dollars are precious resources, so it's our responsibility to consider how we use them carefully. Yet few of us spend enough time doing so.

I've known who I am as an artist for a long time; 'Idol' has shown me what I'm capable of. I know it's all possible for me now. I can go in any direction I want. I'm forever grateful to them.