Happy Birthday Pink!

I'm very much in the trenches, and I don't live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there's always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket.

I was a very defensive kid 'cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn't want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry.

My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me.

I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I'd be very, very happy.

I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time.

People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I'm 'so tiny', and secondly that I'm 'so sweet'. They seem surprised that they're not scared of me.

My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them.

The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people.

I'm kind of psychotic and I like to talk about things. I'm a Virgo, too, so I like to analyze and overprocess.

'Sexy' doesn't have to come with the price tag of being dumb.

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

I've always felt like the underdog, and I'm comfortable with that label.

Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.

Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women's rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what's going on in Africa - it stops us from thinking in general.

Cutting, and suicide, two very different symptoms of the same problem, are gaining on us. I personally don't know a single person who doesn't know at least two of these victims personally.

My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me.

I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person.

I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier.

My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'

A lot of people have problems with public confrontation, but it doesn't worry me at all. I can handle myself. I know my martial arts.

When you have a dark side, nothing is ever as good as it seems.

The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.

Cameron Diaz was so cute at the MTV Movie Awards when she pulled her skirt up and wiped her armpits.

You can't move mountains by whispering at them.