I never thought of myself as a mogul, but it's really great to be in that position.

It doesn't matter if a million people tell you what you can't do, or if ten million tell you no. If you get one yes from God that's all you need.

God gives everyone a lane and no one can beat you in your lane. Just stay focused on Him and what you are supposed to do. And everything will be alright.

Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.

Don't wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.

Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.

Don't stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all of the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it.

The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.

You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.

A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.

Fear is a sprit that really can stop you from living.

I believe in the brotherhood of mankind.

You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened.

...when we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.

What we agree with leaves us inactive, but contradiction makes us productive.

Even in our best shape we are a brittle piece of mortality. Your life is a breath, don't waste it.

The collectability of music is something lost in the age of MP3s and album downloads. Holding an album in your hands and having the full-sized artwork reconnects the artist and the listener.

Why are we, the most medicalized of societies, a culture in pain?

I want the recording process to be a time in my life that I will remember.

If you knew that hope and despair were paths to the same destination, which would you choose?

The most uninformed mind with a healthy body is happier than the wisest valetudinarian.