Music is what I love to do it's in my veins.

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.

Money is the most important thing in the world, you know. Money can buy you happiness, and I don't care what anyone else thinks.

The great hope of society is individual character.

If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

I'm not going to experience the reality of hardship that sometimes my characters live in. I'm very cautious about that.

Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe.

You have to be proactive about your destiny and then realize that the other half of it is completely out of your control. I think it's fascinating.

Get comfortable with the idea that you won’t know what’s good until it’s already happened.

West Germany's Briegel hasn't been able to get past anyone yet - that's his trademark.

The object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy them

Anybody whos been to Ecuador wants to go back because its beautiful out there.