My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.

True beauty is knowing who you are and believing in yourself. Happy people know their purpose, have courage to fight for it and strength to keep going.

Clothes are fun. The designers have so much fun making them, you should have fun wearing them, too.

Every person has a signature. Just some people don't know it yet.

I've always been into looking different.

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

Everyone thinks their mom is a superhero, and l feel like I want to be just like my mom. A superhero. She’s a very strong lady.

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

All I can do is take influences from where I was raised.

I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.

My spirit animal... probably like a turtle, because I have no concept of time.

He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.

If you have a fight work it out, don't get out

Sometimes, one needs another pair of eyes to see things clearly.

I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking.

Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me.

A New Orleans credo: When life gives you lemons--make daiquiris.

We live in the moment. We're not thinking about the future right now. We're not thinking about the past, you know. We're living in this moment right here and it's a sweet moment to live in.

Compulsion precedes morality, indeed morality itself is compulsion for a time, to which one submits for the avoidance of pain.

Teach me, my God and king In all things thee to see And what I do in anything To do it as for thee

There is nothing more flattering than a woman to say 'I'm a fan' or 'I think you're beautiful.' I don't know why, but it means a lot to get a compliment from a woman.