Don't let people who live in fear and hate govern how you live.

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

Be strong, believe in who you are; be strong, believe in what you feel.

It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.

Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.

The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd.

We are getting older, and we are getting wiser, and we are getting freer. And when you get the wisdom and the truth, then you get the freedom and you get power, and then look out. Look out.

I can be a rock star with a television show and still have a self-esteem problem. So it's nice to have your dad go, 'Hey Melissa, I'm proud of you - you're doing good.'

There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also.

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.

There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.

I like the smell of my Grandma's soap - I used to sit in the bath and eat it.

I may not be perfect for you or the world but guess what I'm not perfect for myself either. I'm dead to you and the world just as I'm dead to myself.-p.b

Let there be light, let there be life.

I am thankful to the Lord for my redemption. I was once lost, now I am saved by grace.

Security is an illusion, but it is a pleasant one.

The movie was kickass, which was appropriate, because tonight it was called Kickass: The Movie.

We must become just be doing just acts.

Strategy is about stretching limited resources to fit ambitious aspirations.

You know, you can't make the people do what you want them to do.

I start to think that I'm losing the love I have without having yet won the love I hope to win.