"I was very religious when I was younger. I went to a seminary for three years, studied to be a priest, and um, so that sort of natural idealism just um sort of carried over into my feelings about joining the army."

“Give weather reports. It helps the reality of a scene if foghorns are blowing or kites are in the sky on a windy afternoon or the day's so hot wallpaper is peeling off the walls.”

“If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.”

“The trans fat label has been an enormous incentive for food companies to take trans fat out of their products.”

“If one wants to be called a queen, one should act with civility and grace.”

Source : "Interview with Jinkx Monsoon: Host for the 7th Annual Academy Awards Party at Seattle Cinerama". Interview with Brian Peterson, seattlegayscene.com. February 22, 2012.

“Spite will make a woman do more than love.”

“I'm business savvy and my will is only to win. I can't hit rock bottom any lower. It's only up from here. The weight is off the shoulders with that.”

“I get some letters from girls that if their mothers knew what they were writing me in these letters, they'd get their butts whipped.”

Source : FaceBook post by Rick James from Mar 30, 2015

“Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do. Im a mechanical engineer by training, and I loved it. I still do. My son is a nuclear engineer at MIT, a junior, and I get the same vibe from him. Your work has to be compelling. You spend a lot of time doing it.”