I've always looked the same. Since I was a child I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants and that's what I wanted to wear everyday.

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.'

This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty.

When it comes to meat change is almost always cast as an absolute. You are a vegetarian or you are not.

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

The fight is always the same within the Democratic Party isn't it? The more things change the more they stay the same.

Whether you're winning or losing it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored so if you get debate that's great.

I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.

I've always been ambitious since I was nine years old and that was never going to change.