I'm a confession that is waiting to be heard

Black eyeliner. It’s standard. It’s all you need. It just makes the world a better place.

You get depressed because you know that you're not what you should be.

You have to be saved to get into heaven....you only have to be you to get into hell.

If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren't your friends.

Music is the strongest form of magic.

When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.

We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.

The imagination is precious. Don't lose it. Don't lose the child in you.

People are too lazy and too stupid to think for themselves that we've got sitcoms with canned laughter that lets you know when to laugh if you're too stupid to know when the joke is.

I don't think we should ever regret anything we do. I think we have to accept the consequences and you learn from your mistakes, and that's how you grow as a person

The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream. For those who did, it unlocked its gates and its treasures, not caring who they were or where they came from.

Love and trust are so powerful. They can literally change the fate of a person.

There is an enduring freshness in what remains strange and obscure which the cliches of greatness can only evoke nostalgia for.

America is a country built on unity, hard work and diligent pursuit of personal goals leading to collective success.

I know Reverend Jesse Jackson is controversial, and not a popular figure with many, but he hired me in 1984. He gave me my first job in politics.

It's not the innocent young things that need gentle handling--it's the ones that have been frightened and hurt.

You know you're getting old when you buy a sexy sheer nightgown and don't know anyone who can see through it.

They will not stop me, I will get my education, if it is in home, school or any place

I had much more money than you ever need in your life to live on. So I was giving computer labs to school districts. I was - but then I decided you should really give yourself.

Every time you reach for food, ask yourself, 'Will this cleanse or clog me?'