It's not fair that people ignore AIDS in Africa because it's Africa. It's not fair.

I'm not the average girl from your video and I ain't built like a supermodel but I learned to love myself unconditionally because i am a queen

What did not demolish me simply polished me.

I heard a voice that told me I'm essential. How all my fears are limiting my potential. Said it's time to step into the light and use every bit of power i have inside.

In a world of smoke and ashes, you are milk and honey

Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we've taken.

No matter what anybody says, what matters most is what you think of yourself.

The difference between living and feeling alive, is using your fear as fuel to fly.

Success is clarity of my intention....and reaching that intention while being true to myself and with joy.

I am not my hair I am not this skin I am not your expectations, no I am not my hair I am not this skin I am the soul that lives within.

Break the Shell”: “Child, it’s time to break the shell Life’s gonna hurt but it’s meant to be felt You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself You cannot fly until you break the shell.

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to represent us and lead us.

Piece by piece living is hard to do. It may even feel like the hardest thing. But it has this going for it: you never need to know what it is you're carrying on your shoulders.

The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.

The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain't.

It's so nerve-wracking to be on a set. They're the most stressful place in the world, because you're making something permanent, and there are so many people relying on you in a lot of ways.

You get to the point where you decide that you don't want to be a victim anymore and that you're not going to live your life like that.

Just as all pop music is not simplistic, not all contemporary concert music is complex. Often what a person connects with goes much deeper than generalized issues of simplicity and complexity.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she said, "who stole my song and got a hit out of it?

Nothing real stands between you and your happiness, only illusion and confusion.