Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.
I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.
I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?
I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.
When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.
I don't like looking outrageous.
People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.
I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.
To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.
I've made sacrifices. I'm not anti-fashion but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.
From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're being incredibly different when they're doing something in a very acceptable way, something safe that they've seen someone else doing.
What could equal the bliss? / The thrill of the first kiss / It'll blow right to you / It's never as good as the first time.
If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.
I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.
My musical career was an accident.
I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!
I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.
I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.
I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.
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