I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

I listen to gospel music.

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself.

When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

I am a decent man who believe in myself and respect others.

In this loveless world, you’re my endless love.

The truth only comes if you are willing to face some really unpleasant things about yourself.

Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.

The fundamental precept of liberty is toleration.

It is much simpler and easier to collect and caress the trophies of our democratic inheritance than it is to fashion up-to-date tools with which to work on our current problems.

The word of cheap grace has been the ruin of more Christians than any commandment of works.

I have told myself a hundred times that painting - that is, the material thing called a painting - is no more than a pretext, the bridge between the mind of the painter and the mind of the spectator.

I don't know if fame will come.

I always try to be a champion of social change and anything that brings awareness to a really dire situation.