I come alive, in front of the mirror, skipping and dancing and acting the fool. Dance is both escape and excitement.

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes.

When youre a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it cant last forever.

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.

Maybe with your emotions and your feelings, someone else can say it in a different way than you would, which brings new life to the way you might sing it.

Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it.

I wanted to be open. On the last project, "Affection," I co-wrote everything. Sometimes, I think, it's smart to step away and be open.

You are judged many times more by what you do in groups than for what you do as individuals.

Dissociative Disorders have a high rate of responsiveness to therapy and that with proper treatment, their prognosis is quite good.

I'm just constantly trying to be a good dad.

I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt.

If others would think as hard as I did, then they would get similar results.

You can't abandon life just because it's scary, and just because you get hurt.

Every new level of growth we hope to experience as leaders calls for a new level of change. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be a better leader, get ready to make some trades.

It’s easier to be a character in a story than the star of your own tragedy.

Development is only necessary to rectify the ignorance of designers

All I wanted to do was help kids not feel alone, and stop kids from committing suicide.