American Quotes

I'm a neo-Luddite.

I'm a damaged person, but I have hope and a will to not give up.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.

I still have all the faith and love for my music and yet I'm still playing places for kids.

I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses.

I never felt happy with the idea that part of what I do is to be an object to be looked at. I thought of my public persona as an entity separate to myself.

I like visiting LA, but I wouldn't want to live there.

I find myself a fascinating subject.

I don't have anything to prove anymore. I don't have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I'm in a position of freedom. I don't need anyone's approval.

David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

I still have a lot of those depressive thoughts, but now I have the foresight to tell myself, 'Don't think like that,' and things seem better.

Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field.

As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money.

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

With me and Bill... I think we started out with $15 apiece and split the other $20 between the band.

Some people come to our shows and think they're gonna spend the night just listening to love songs, and they're pretty much surprised cause we do a lot of rock and roll.

Rolling Stones, Beatles, we gave them all the break they were looking for. All they needed was a good opening act, and we went out there and performed as well as we could... over 15,000 kids chanting.

With this book, I truly hope to reach everyone that I don't bump into on the street and share my story.

This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign.

My parents are really well intended, and I think their way of dealing with things is denial and guilt. Nobody wanted to talk about it. But all I did was blame myself.

It is truly a privilege to be able to support all women's causes on a global level. It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world.

In all my career, in my ups and downs, I've never had a beauty campaign. This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign. It made me feel really great.

I'm a woman who carries around all these layers of fear and vulnerability.

I'm a firm believer in putting your money where your mouth is.

I'm 40 and I just got my first beauty campaign with Clairol Nice and Easy.