Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

If we all desire love and acceptance, shouldn't we love and accept all others?

I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are.

The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves.

What I saw in that country, I saw in that country and I saw people respect him and his family and that's what I mean about that.

Within the oyster's shell uncouth The purest pearl may hide, Trust me you'll find a heart of truth Within that rough outside.

If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend.

You shouldn't be shot just because someone yells, "Halt" or resisting arrest or running away from being arrested.

Maybe I’d like to be defined by what I am.

I don't think of my music as being about something.

It is better to do your own duty badly than to perfectly do an others; when you do your duty, you are naturally free from sin.