I never looked at people or singing as commodities..

I spent most of my adult life as someone's mother and the rest of my life trying to make sure that children are safe. So this to me is - we wrote Hel….

I like Lady Gaga because I like that she pushes the envelope..

At fifty. I thought I would be done. I thought I'd be finished by now. So I have no idea. I just leave it..

When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us ….

Once I had kids, my whole attitude changed. I was like, "You make a spinal cord from scratch and we'll talk.".

I felt I had a responsibility to do the right thing. And then I wanted to do the right thing by my family and there was no handbook..

When you have children your life - this is my job and that's my life. So it's a totally different thing. They're my priority, they have to be, and th….

I've enjoyed every age I've been, and each has had its own individual merit. Every laugh line, every scar, is a badge I wear to show I've been presen….

Gays are the best, though - we just did Gay Pride in Long Beach and in Tampa. And they're the best audience. They're so enthusiastic. They come dress….

I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America..

I have different reasons for the way that I react to things now that I have kids. It's not about me, it's about my children going out into this world….

I don't know who it is, probably some geek - said that when a female gets to a certain age, all her sexuality goes. She's not a vital person anymore.….

With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice..

You don't want to trash what you've done; that's your history..

When I was a kid about joining the Peace Corps. It said it was "the hardest job you'll ever love." This is what parenting is, as far as I'm concerned….

I play ten, twelve weeks out of the year, five times a week, and I really still love to do it. But that's not what I'm interested in doing now. Even ….

Love is a battlefield..

I don't care who's on the label, because I have a job to do..

Before I put another notch in my lipstick case, you better make sure you put me in my place..

Love and pain become one and the same in the eyes of a wounded child..