"The fire doesn't make you what you are; it reveals what you were."

“True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.”

“When I talk to people who believe in this global warming crap... it's fake science. They may have educations and degrees that say they are scientists, but they're not. They're political hacks and leftists.”

“I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a record label that had no other acts and I signed to them. We sent my demo out to five people and David Kahne got back to me that day, and said I think you're amazing I want to start with you tomorrow. He was like my Harvard reach school, I couldn't believe it. I was really excited. It was the first time anyone of any importance said I was good and I ran with that validation for a long time.”

“Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.”

“When you're in love it's beautiful. When you're not it's just dirty filthy sex. Loveless sex has no true spiritual meaning deep inside your soul. But love makes everything totally cool. Love is God's special gift to ***** teenage girls and boys. It makes them feel less guilty.”

Source : Christopher Pike (1997). “Execution of Innocence”, Simon Pulse

“In terms of President Trump, I really do hope that he does accomplish some of the things he said on the campaign trail. If he is willing to make investments in infrastructure, but not on the backs of the middle class and the working class, and put people back to work, that would be a good thing. If he's serious about making Obamacare better, and not pulling the rug out from 20 million Americans who benefit from it, that would be a good thing too.”

“But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on, I decided to have a go at stand-up comedy.”

“I don't sing for anybody. I wouldn't sing for the Queen dear.”

Source : "Dame Joan Sutherland, operatic icon". "Sunday Profile" with Monica Attard, www.abc.net.au. 2005.