When you're around me and really see that all I do is live and breathe for my work, it's not strange, it's just Gaga.

I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.

I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.

Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.

I don't try to focus on anything that doesn't affect me personally and how I go out there every single day. I'm just going to continue to work hard and focus on what I can control.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.

As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.