I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.

I told myself repeatedly, 'One day you will be famous.'

I just tried to be an artist in my own metier.

I'm constantly looking for perfection.

Girls are taught to sing high and pretty, like Antony, not low and from the guts like Nina Simone. But we're slowly trying to change that. There are so many things we're not told growing up, and it's our true feminist responsibility to take the truth to the people who need to hear it.

Through his deferential yet decidedly determined demeanor, Pope Francis is not only setting a superior spiritual standard, but he is also leading a thorough transformation of the Catholic Church - rivaling any brand revitalization or corporate turnaround you could name.

You have to grow and evolve and look towards the future.

We must transform the relationship between police and the communities they serve.