My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I've been doing this for twelve years.

Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.

I was living in Maryland and my first week was dreadful. My first week I actually got into a fight at school

I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.

Even in relationships, I don't get my hopes up or anything, especially not right now because I know I'm young and I've got plenty of time later in the future.

I also have two dogs, a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier, so if they like him, that's a good sign.

I like doing arts and crafts, so I would probably go to one of those fun little ceramic places and go paint some plates and do something fun like that

For one year I did go to Performing Arts School, and I had very weird friends.

Love yourself for who you are. You are beautiful inside and out, and nobody can take that away from you.

I signed to Def Jam and within two months, I heard that Ja Rule was looking for someone to do a song with.

When I meet somebody, I hang out with them, and it's all good, but I don't take it too seriously

I hate it when everyone is so noble and good in a story that you can't imagine it being true at all.

When I compare myself to the other fellows there is something stiff and awkward about me

There is nothing wrong with the harvest

The public seldom forgive twice.

It's wonderful how, the moment you talk about God and love, your voice becomes hard, and your eyes fill with hatred. No, Margret, you certainly haven't the true faith.

You don't have to say everything to say something.

Rather than being taught to accept ourselves, we were trained to make ourselves socially acceptable. And whenever we fail, we suffer inside.

Country's hip; it's cool music.

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood - the virtues that made America.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.