“I would say in compound sense of what little I know is it’s definitely darker in tone, and in terms of advice for taking kids of a certain age, it’s going to be prohibitive for certain people of a certain age because it is scary.”

“Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.”

“But what am I going to see?

I don't know. In a certain sense, it depends on you.”

“When I have lived enough to a certain age, I will not bring a man to measure to a certain extent or to a certain standard. The most important thing right now is to find someone who understands me.”

“Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song- or as he says, ‘putting some balls into it'- isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.”

“The most sophisticated people I know--inside they're all children. We never really loose a certain sense we had when we were kids.”

“Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age
The child is grown, and puts away childish things.
Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.
Nobody that matters, that is.”

“I mean, after a certain age you figure out just because a button works doesn't mean you have to push it.”

“Beyond a certain age, sincerity ceases to feel pornographic.”

“There is nothing as dull as an intellectual ally after a certain age.”