“I am happy on my own so here I’ll stay. Save your loving arms for a rainy day.”

Be original; don’t be scared of being bold!

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing.

Love can change the world in a moment.

If I ever have any back-up dancers, I want the penguins from Madagascar.

I think I’ve been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.

I’m gonna pick up the pieces and build a Lego house. If things go wrong we can knock it down.

Kiss me, like you wanna be loved.

Every night I’ll kiss you you’ll say in my ear, Oh we’re in love aren’t we?

How would you feel, if I told you I loved you? It’s just something that I want to do.

Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There’s no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.

Everyone knows almost everything about me. I make it very clear that I’m cool with people knowing all my personal life through my songs.

You know we are made up of love and hate but both of them are balanced on a razor blade.

If someone tells you to change yourself, tell them to go fuck themselves.

And tomorrow’s a brand new day.

Pain is only relevant if it still hurts.

Some of my tattoos are a bit silly, but I know where and what time I got them.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping .

I had best friends who were in the industry, and I’m like, it’s cool if you get a job, and I’m happy.

Gardening was something I learned in my youth when I was unhappy. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.

The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.

I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded.

Make joy and happiness the center of your world.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way.

It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them.