I was judgmental of artists who were exploring their sexuality, and I thought, Why are they doing that? They don't have to. They've got a good voice.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

To understand what a person is, it is necessary always to refer to what he may be in the future, for every state of the person is pointed in the direction of future possibilities.

Thanksgiving is an attitude that must be rooted in the ‘gift of life’ if we ever hope to be thankful for the ‘gifts’ of life.

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

You get to the point where you have to wash the dishes. That's the fun in life. Being behind the scenes and doing things for others; being an instrument of that cause. That is the secret teaching.

Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others.

The past in the hands of historians is not what it was.

I mean all this focus on how we look on the outside. It's just all wrong

You can't find peace by avoiding life.

Hurts of childhood live on; in one form or other they are there to the end.