My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me.

You can't be old and wise, if you were never young and crazy.

Bad things are always going to happen in life; People will eventually hurt you, but you can't use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.

You start to live when a moment feels like a lifetime

So please don't judge me and I won't judge you 'cause it could get ugly before it gets beautiful.

Jesus didn't die on the cross to BLESS our life, He did it to CHANGE our life.

You are my greatest gift and I seal it with a kiss.

To be the best you have to beat the best

Follow your dreams. Just make sure to have fun too.

Haters keep on hating, cause somebody's gotta do it.

My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.

Destiny, Talent, Calling, purpose. each of us came with our Talents, Purpose and Calling. What you do with them is the summary of your life here on earth.

This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling

There is no better teacher than adversity

I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be 'the Union as it was'.

I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.'

Pro-choice supporters are often heard using the cool language of the courts and the vocabulary of rights. Americans who are deeply ambivalent about abortion often miss the sound of caring.

Intention implies assuming you can and have every right to achieve your ambition and that you are powerful enough to make it happen.

To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgment of others.

Migrants are an asset to every country where they bring their labour. Let us give them the dignity they deserve as human beings and the respect they deserve as workers