It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.

I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

We often fail to see that there is an invisible wall in a relationship - Cord 10, In Between Us!

The greatest achievement of humanity is the human spirit.

A mother's love is the morning sunshine that always enlightens our way.

...I understand that at times, life takes us in different directions than we planned.

The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.

I have my standards. They're low, but I have them.

Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die

From his lips/Not words alone pleased her.

When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection into a pitch for a novel and sell it to your publisher.

The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realize because the number of potential wild cards is so great.