“I’ve always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier.”

If God is the DJ, then Life is the dance floor; Love is the rhythm and You are the music.

Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It’s harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next.

I can turn heartbreak into songs that help other people.

I was a very defensive kid ’cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn’t want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry.

On her daughter: And she’s going through all these changes. You know, it’s just crazy times.

The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I’m just a sweet girl.

I’m taking my rats. Those are my friends for the tour. Thelma and Louise. They’re so cute.

The problem was, I was labeled as trouble – so I was like, ‘Trouble? I’ll show you trouble. You want trouble, well here it is!’ No matter what label they give you, the best thing you can do is prove them wrong.

The last time I checked, the only difference between my gay friends and I is who we choose to love. I’m not sure how that warrants a loss of rights, but it needs to stop. What ever happened to liberty and justice for all?

I have never really encountered anybody that was rude to me. Well, not to my face anyway.

I will never be a stupid girl… and neither should you. Today, charting your own course isn’t just more necessary than ever before… it’s also much easier — and much more fun. A good education is one of the greatest gifts you could ever give yourself.

I’m about to make people forget about Madonna.

I’ve always felt that animals are the purest spirits in the world. They don’t fake or hide their feelings, and they are the most loyal creatures on Earth. And somehow we humans think we’re smarter-what a joke.

I think you learn more about yourself in the context of a relationship than you can outside of it.

I love the shows that are in dingy little dark clubs, smoky, no production whatsoever.

We’re not broken, just bent, and we can learn to love again.

Is word, sound, and power that break down de barriers of oppression an drive away transgression and rule equality.

As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.

Don’t be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.

Together, athletes and helpers show us that there are no obstacles or barriers which cannot be overcome.

People who say “it is impossible”, should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.