I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!

I love being in Malibu. It's so cool there, and the water is just, it's nice and, and I love the beach. And I found a sand dollar there.

My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up.

It's good to kind of get away from the star treatment.

That's really all I want, to be able to change the world with my voice.

Acting and singing are actually very similar because they're both telling a story.

I normally wear Stuart Weitzman or Kors Michael Kors.

I like 'Sponge Bob' and 'The Last Airbender.' I like shows where people get creative to do the impossible.

Singing is my main goal, and I think philosophy will help me write songs.

Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.

I'm not really a fan of people who think they're better than others. There's no reason to act that way. I couldn't even stand to yell at someone if they bumped right into me.

Life without books, chocolate & coffee is just useless.

Something strange started to rage inside me, hearing you inhale sharply as I tried to kiss those scars away or etch them deeper into your skin, wanting to mark you in an entirely different way.

I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.

At school, a careers adviser asked me what I wanted to be, and I said 'fashion journalist,' so writing for 'Vogue' has provided me with the opportunity to fulfill a dream.

A painter leaves his emotions behind him for posterity to share.

Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.

We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy.

I don't know the extent to which they do business [ in Wells Fargo]. I just want to see how this thing continues to unfold and if they have a legitimately major change in their culture.

I was a very confident little kid.

Pham Nuwen plunked himself down, stretching indolently.