I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.

I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.

Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.

I can be a better me than anyone can.

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

The home is the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose, and that is to support the ultimate career.

You may be worth more than you think!

The life of the law has not been logic it has been experience.

But a lot of the old fans are listening to a lot of the younger music. So I gotta keep moving forward, and they'll move forward too.

If I had wings, no one would ask me: should I fly?

I don't say anything wacky about women. I have more respect for women than anybody would understand and I'm going to give people jobs and I'm going to protect people.

A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state.

Refuse the council of despair! Don't live by the statistics, live according to the prophetic word!

I know it's going to sound cheesy, but I love show business. I love doing comedy, I love that I get to do all this with my friends.

dream is the dreamer's own psychical act.