"When I look at the majority of my own songs they really came from my own sense of personal confusion or need to express some pain or beauty - they were coming from a universal and personal place."

"For me, pointing and clicking my phone is absolutely fine. People say that isn't the art of photography but I don't agree."

"Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries."

"We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item."

"Having your own character in a video game is pretty cool."

"People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure."

"Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty."

"Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship."