I'm treating every day as a special one and trying to live in the moment.

Treat every person you interact with, with the same sort of attention and respect which you hope they will give to you.

Its important to follow your dreams whatever that may be.

There're always some notorious people in the crew who are doing crazy things, but I try to keep it a little more low-key. My crazy thing is always just the show and putting all my energy into it.

My eclectic taste allows me to do something unique and not box myself in.

Money isnt what drives me, getting fans who truly understand what I'm about and want to see me live is where my head is at.

Rap is my most used medium but I don't think I approach music like a rapper would.

I love having fans of all ages but it's especially cool for me to have young fans. I hope to be a role model for kids who want to follow their dreams.

My fans are the only people who will be with me forever, all else comes and goes.

It's easy to choose doing what you love when there are people out there supporting you.

I try not to listen to a lot of music when I'm starting the recording process, because it can be so subtly influential.

They be marching hand in hand, like going to war.

Troubles are God setting the stage for greater blessings in your life.

I can testify to what UNICEF means to children because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II.

If you've had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.

This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had.

The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.

Accuracy is essential to beauty.

When we contemplate buying something, we usually ask the price of it, then decide whether or not it is worth that much to us. But when we expend time and energy, we often just go ahead and pay.

Every idea that strengthens you must be taken up and every thought that weakens you must be rejected.

According to Eshin's Essentials of Salvation, the Ten Pleasures are but a drop in the ocean when compared to the joys of the Pure Land.