God is real. God is in me and in my life. I've been blessed, and he continues to bless me, and that is one thing that I will always know for sure.

Never compromise and sell yourself short.

Remember to be yourself.

Hold your dreams, don't ever let it go

I think a lot of young people don't realize the price of fame is a lot higher than they imagine.

I definitely feel like, as a singer, I've been able to transition into acting because I always saw them in the same vein. It's all about connecting and telling a story.

Singing is my passion and something that I still love to do and Im always going to want to do it.

I deal with emotional pain through therapy, writing, therapy in music. I think emotional pain is best dealt with when you use art to express it.

I want to be back on Broadway one day. That's a dream of mine. There's nothing like live theater, and I think it's so important for me to be able to be on stage with an audience that responds.

I want to do stories that inspire people.

One thing I'm passionate about is directing. I've always wanted to direct.

Rather than wait to see what the day or future holds, why not design and plan the future you want to experience?

Pain has been never been a gain... it has been the thing which stops people.

Praying is a paved path.

The notion that life could be any different - that it could be better - becomes inconceivable. You forget how good it was to be normal. Worst of all, you come to believe that you prefer it this way.

We have no right to believe that freedom can be won without struggle.

The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.

Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.

Death takes us piecemeal, not at a gulp.

When I was in Russia I found that I thought I was going to give these people that I was interviewing a whole bunch of choice in terms of what they could drink while we were chatting.

There's a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.