We worked so hard we almost stopped enjoying it.

We worked so hard we almost stopped enjoying it.

That was the big lesson for all of us. Everything was going great on paper, but we all became miserable because we were so caught up in the machinery of how you make that happen, it took away the sheer joy.

I basically taught myself how to sing and play by copying records, and that's just how it was for me. I know that's true for a lot of budding musicians out there - that's the thing that gets them inspired, is trying to learn their favorite songs. I think it's a great way to teach yourself.

I can't express how wonderful it is to get feedback when you've been sort of in a bubble working on something and then you release it to the world and hope for the best. It's like the birth of a musical baby.

I don't read music, which is a shame, actually, and I shouldn't even speak of it because it's embarrassing, but it's true.

I like singing in harmony - I like not having to sing every song.

I still wear minis and cardigans, but I think I'll steer away from shoulder pads.

I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models.

I went to UC Berkeley for college, and it was during the period when the whole punk movement was happening.

I've had a lot of fun watching my husband's wonderful career as a filmmaker unfold and all the interesting places we've been and people we've met. It's just been a really enjoyable ride.

In theater and dance, I was trying to win someone's approval, trying to get in, trying to be good. It felt out of my control, whereas music suddenly felt like this free expression. It was fun.

My hair is naturally curly, and in the 80's, even though I experimented with different lengths, I generally wore it curly. Since then, I've learned how to use a blow dryer and flat iron.

Oh, well, I'd like to have commercial success. I guess.

There are definitely some stories worth telling and I think there's something to be said for telling your story.

There are different chemistries you can have in different bands, and part of that's caused by the gender.

You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter how hard you worked, it was so hard to be a great dancer.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.

It is never wise to run any race but your own.

Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.

Horror in your country is something you take a dose of to remind yourself that you are not suffering from it.

I adore art... when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear.

Stress is the demon in our society, stalking the cities and the countryside, striking down young and old and growing in strength daily.

Some consider the removal of Dr. Mohammed Morsi a coup by the army against an elected president. Others treat it as the second revolution, or the continuation of the January 25, 2011, revolution.

The value of a loving family cannot be understated.

Iraq does have many, many different tensions.

There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.

It's not always the easiest thing to be the center of so much spilled ink.

I think I feel fortunate to have been very well educated in terms of strength and training while I was at school at Stanford, and I think our strength coaches here on the Colts do a great job. A big part of being able to withstand hits is making sure that you've got a good base.

To me, Green Arrow in the past, what people loved about Oliver Queen pre-New 52 was his relationships with other heroes. Like his friendship with Green Lantern, his animosity with Hawkman, his romance with Black Canary - these are all the things that sort of defined him.

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.

And with each day that passed, the gulf broadened and my isolation became more accentuated. In such a situation, the discovery that my experience was not unique, that it had also been that of other Spanish intellectuals, became very important for me.

If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be.

As a girl, I am this stupid, emotional, very loyal, sort of believe-in-values-and-principals sort of girl.

I'm very into dark colors. I try to rock the dark against the ghost white skin as much as humanly possible.

Shooting against greenscreen... my choice of filming is, like, I'd rather shoot on location than shoot on a set, and I'd rather shoot on a set than shoot against greenscreen. You start stripping away the layers of reality, and it becomes a lot less fun to actually film.

Dot Hacker, to me, sounds like a collection of all my tastes. I hear four people trying to fill up as much space as they can.

The art of a magician is to create wonder. If we live with a sense of wonder, our lives become filled with joy.

I couldn't put into a capsule one thing that represents me, I don't think.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

Everyone in the Chinese economic world knows that the country is not going to move out of cheap-workhouse status, toward the realm of 'real' rich-country corporate power and prosperity, unless (among other changes) it begins removing these price distortions.