"The nature of making music and making art, what motivates me is that it's interesting. It's interesting to listen, to really listen to other people's point-of-view. Take in their work. Listen to the way they sing. Listen to the way they write lyrics. What they are trying to express."

“A non-violent world has roots in a non-violent diet.”

Source : "Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo, dies on Father's Day at 82" by Dominic Rushe, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2014.

“It's [Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"] been one of my favorite songs for my entire life.”

Source : "Job Envy: Singer Jane Monheit" by Porter Anderson, edition.cnn.com. October 6, 2001.

“Don't you ever forget that in the end, our future is tied to people.”

“I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day.”

“When I was 12 my brother told me I had to wear the burqa, but I really wanted to play, because I was a child. It's an age you want to play outside and have a good time. And they told me I had to wear it or I couldn't leave the home. I felt it was controlling me, because when I wore it I felt I wasn't a child anymore.”

Source : "Afghan graffiti artist risks her life to challenge the burqa under the Taliban". Interview with Katie Booth, nytlive.nytimes.com. May 21, 2015.

“It is too much to hope that I shall keep up my success. I don't ask for that. All I shall do is my best- and hope.”

“I might've set out to write a particular song about a particular girl, but my experience will run out after four lines, so instead of getting obsessed with the girl, I write about the clothes I'm wearing.”

“Anyone who criticises me for talking about fair trade is a few pebbles short of a beach. Because everyone should care about it, just like everyone should care about the environment, because we all live here.”