When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards. Use this quote
I think maybe because of the kind of music I sing, people want to believe you're a diva. They can't believe after eight years, and eight albums, you're still relatively sane. I feel like they almost want me to throw something at somebody. Use this quote
Once I got out of architecture school I decided not to be an architect, I just started my own little design studio. Use this quote
Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. Use this quote
Encouragement from my high school teacher Patty Hart said 'you need to focus and theater might be your route out of here.' I created the program, went to college and graduate school and now here I am. Use this quote
I went to a Catholic high school and it seemed like every time I drew something for a class project, it either got thrown away by the teacher or something. Use this quote
Nothing has changed in our relationship with East West. We have no relationship with East West. We've been withholding our labour for almost seven years now. Use this quote
You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin. Use this quote
Remember, I come from such an excessively overdone, red-carpet place called Hollywood. So I'm used to people blowing up their success in ways that are far above and beyond the truth. Use this quote
I've always loved interior design. Use this quote
I've worked as a labourer, driven taxis and school buses, and been a car mechanic - whatever I could do just to get by. But it does mean that I know a little bit about a lot of things. Use this quote
Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle. Use this quote
My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always. Use this quote
I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur. Use this quote
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety. Use this quote
I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever! Use this quote
Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems. Use this quote
The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era. Use this quote
Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No. Use this quote
When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?' Use this quote
