I would like to release an album that I truly believe in, thus it is hard to put a time limit on it. I want to really go deeper and discover myself again through music.

I can be capable of anything if I allow myself to be. I really realized what an obstacle I was being in my own life.

The amount of time I spent on facing my negative conscious has been most of my struggle and changing my mind-set has been the biggest change in my life not my weight.

A lot of my friends are musicians or artists, and their talent always pushes me to think creatively.

Women come in all shapes and sizes, and we are what we want to be, not the label that is placed on us.

If we can just try every day to be the best versions of ourselves, we are offering to the world the best addition to society.

The weight loss has been a secondary change to the mental changes I have made. Weight loss does not fix problems; how you view yourself does.

Making excuses and not trying because I was scared were my go-to reactions. Nothing was going to change in my life unless I did something about it.

I am only capable of what I allow myself to believe I can do.

I started to realize that everyone goes through those doubts, and I need to try and be the best version of me I can - not only for myself but everyone around me.

Believing in myself has always been hard. For a long time, I constantly compared myself to others, and it took away from the energy I could have been putting into my career.

Someone burns your beloved scripture in front of you, yet you are not bothered even the slightest bit. That's when you know, you have achieved divinity.

I do not fear the nightWhen I know that todayI am bathed in a lightIt cannot be stolen away

Remember, confrontation is about reconciliation and awareness, not judgement or anger.

Leaders start with the positive, always believing the best first.

Wish for the best, problems will follow you, challenges will come in the way when you move on, and your wisdom of learning will save you!

Often the true hero and heroines of my books are the houses, the places, the communities where people find a home.

A lot of the teachings really kind of keep me grounded.

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

I rang my mother to thank her for giving birth to me and she said, "What choice had I? You were in there, how else were you going to get out?

time past and time future what might have been and what has been point to one end, which is always present.