I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.

I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.

Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.

I can be a better me than anyone can.

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

Words are things. The words he is in possession of he cannot be deprived of. Their authority transcends his ignorance of their meaning.

So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of higher and more rational forms as contrasted with those that are lower or less rational.

Iowa's the worst. Iowa's just nothing, just flat as far as you can see. It's the only state in the country where you can stand on your front porch and actually watch your dog run away for three days.

The Lord Himself reveals the Path, He Himself is the Doer of deeds.

How can a man be so brave and so stupid, so gentle and so cruel, so warming and so detestable -- all at the same time?

If God's love for his children is to be measured by our health, wealth, and comfort in this life, God hated the apostle Paul.

History and legend and art and romance meet and mingle to create that indefinable sorcery of Venice. It is like nothing on earth except a poet's dream.

Start changing yourself if you want to change the life around you.

Technology and the internet have changed the world of publishing forever.

Kissing making out on the ground Bali Hai Bali Hai Bali Hai!