Cyndi Lauper

What, do you think that feminism means you hate men? ”

I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea. ”

Where I come from, if you see your family and friends' civil rights being taken away, you speak up and do everything you can to keep that from happening! ”

I do have a lot of difficulty figuring out what I want to be working on, but what's the alternative? To be one of those people who has a million things they want to do, and then never does any of them? And then where will you be? ”

If you can't go one way, there's many ways to get where you're going. So you just take a step back and see beyond the wall. ”

My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone. ”

I've always wondered what it would be like if somebody from outer space landed with three heads. Then all of a sudden everybody else wouldn't look so bad, huh? Well, OK you're a little different from me but, hey, ya got one head. ”

Men and women are different. I don't think men grow a brain until 26 or even 30. Girls mature a lot quicker. ”

With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create. ”

I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot. ”