Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.

When opportunity presents itself grab it. Hold on tight and don’t let go.

Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.

My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring. I plan to die on a stage. I can have a headache but when it's time to sing and I step on that stage there is no more headache.

My English is not very good-looking.

I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.

I love living on that stage. Without that, Id die.

If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow.

Take away the cause and the effect ceases.

If you can get a spiritual connection without going to church, why go to church?.

I have also won much evangelical support.

The two basic stories of all times are Cinderella and Jack the Giant Killer-the charm of women and the courage of men.

You need new roads to discover new places!

So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families, and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.

I think I've proven that I'm throw-first, and then run if I need to.

I never really cared for the things of this world. It was the glow of Your Presence that filled it with beauty.

As with any true artist, change is the only constant.

Dedication is loyalty to a cause, even when hope has long expired for a successful outcome. It is an unstoppable determination to win regardless of the odds.