Tears shed for self are tears of weakness but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

Well we ought to be stirred even to tears by society's ills.

A game one of my sisters will play with me in my first year of being alive is called Good Baby Bad Baby. This consists of being told I am a good baby until I smile and laugh then being told I am a bad baby until I burst into tears. This training will stand me in good stead all through my life.

When onstage I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.

Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.

If the world's a veil of tears Smile till rainbows span it.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.

At that time I feel sad and I feel no one knows how hard I work and how many tears. They only know the score. At that time I feel very lonely because no one understands since they haven't been world No. 1 before.

Oh I am very weary Though tears no longer flow My eyes are tired of weeping My heart is sick of woe.