Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Trends don't mean very much to me. They come, they go, they turn around.
I think you create your own hipness.
For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.
The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.
Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.
There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.
Ideas are useless unless used. The proof of their value is in their implementation. Until then, they are in limbo.
People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant of history, not to mention the realities of show business.
I cannot understand how God can give to any of His children glory and virtue, but it nevertheless is true that He does. . . . There is something about believing in God, that makes God willing to pass over a million people just to anoint you. I believe God will always turn out to meet you on a special line if you dare to believe Him.
I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me.