Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enough.

When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don't eat anything with a face' suddenly shocked me into reality.

I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-brand handbags, but being a leader can.

The biggest ingredient in a best friend is someone whose actions you respect and who you can truly be yourself around.

Picking a best friend who stands up for what she believes in, is true to herself and allows you to be yourself without judgement of how 'cool' you are? Well, now you're picking a friend for life.

If you're picking your best friend based on what kind of clothes she wears or how popular she is, chances are you aren't going to stay in touch after graduation.

I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice.

Taking away from someone else will never make you any better.

Some kids my age experiment with drugs, I experiment with music.

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart

Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.

Too darned good a machine can be a menace, not a help.

Confess then, naught from nothing can become, Since all must have their seeds, wherefrom to grow, Wherefrom to reach the gentle fields of air.

In a way, I was incredibly proud of her (not that I had any intention of letting it show while I was beating the crap out of her).

I just don't do anything fun anymore. But, that's dying, isn't it? I mean, you die in stages, right? You let things go in pieces.

Authentic gratitude is much more rare and precious than expressions of gratitude which are often empty courtesies or simply tactical ploys to encourage further gifts or kindnesses.

I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.

Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.