I want everything to be perfect, if I'm going to do it.

Life's a climb. But the view is great.

I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.

When Life Puts You in Tough Situations, Don't Say 'Why Me', Say 'Try Me'

Anyone that hates on you is always below you, because they're just jealous of what you have.

If you believe in yourself anything is possible.

Always look forward and try to push pass the negativity. I think everyone's beautiful and they deserve to be happy no matter what.

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.

You can't blame me for who I am.

Remember that only God can judge us; forget the haters, because Somebody loves you.

It is important to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what purpose it serves in the big picture.

She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression.

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if you want to know how God feels about money, look at whom she gives it to.

You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.

...When it come to da: " What it do?! I don't fall for da: "Woop- TeE- WoOoo!

The haughty American nation ... makes the Negro clean its boots and then proves the moral and physical inferiority of the Negro by the fact that he is a bootblack.

The practise of an art is essential to the whole man, not because of what art is but because of what art does to the artist.

The abortion industry kills as many Black people every four days as the Klan killed in 150 years.

We should have stayed on the moon. We should have made moon the base, instead of building space stations, which are fragile and which fly apart.

I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies.