I mean the business is just so rough man, people always think the business is easy, and the business is very rough. This is probably the worst business that you can get in, as far as, business-wise.

For me, I feel like if a woman doesn't find me attractive 'cause I'm taking care of myself, then that's not the woman I want.

I'm very critiqueful of my own stuff, and I kick everybody out the studio when I'm singing, no one is in the studio, it's just me and the engineers, no one else in the studio when I'm doing my thing.

Once your motivation is killed, it's kind of hard to revive it and bring it back to life.

If you're talking triple threat of a writer, singer and actress, that would probably be Beyoncé. If Aaliyah were still here, she and Beyoncé would be neck and neck.

If it sounds good to me and I hate my voice, so if I'm willing to listen to my voice over and over again, it's a hit. Guaranteed it'll be a hit.

I think the legacy I'll leave on music is just an artist that went out here and gave 100%.

I want a woman that wants me to take care of myself because truly, that tells a lot about you. And if you don't take care of yourself how can you take care of a woman? How can you take care of kids?

Is there any more Room for me in those Jeans.

I always loved music and I always loved to perform, and that's my favorite part, to perform; my favorite part is not the studio, I can't stand the studio.

That's what I try to do, my wife and I, we try to, not shelter them [kids], but still not contribute to the delinquency of a minor.

When we seek to understand what makes each of us different before we seek to be understood, we learn. Understanding fosters mutual respect for one another.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

The real female should be partly male and the real male should be partly female anyway.

I try to be specific. One thought at a time. Clear. Articulate. And above all, memorable, if you can be. You'd like to write phrases that people can't forget as soon as they read them.

I never had a father figure so I never missed it.

I think of myself as a funny guy but nobody thinks I'm funnier than my daughters.

With a Trump administration we don't know enough yet to make predictions, but if past behavior is any indication, I am not encouraged.

Families, like individuals, are unique.

There is no vacuum in the human heart. Certain demolitions take place, and it is well that they do, but on condition that they are followed by reconstructions.

Sometimes you have to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.