My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.

All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.

We can't be brave without fear.

When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.

Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.

Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin.

The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.

The critics only made me work harder.

Sometimes God pulls us away from normal just long enough to begin something great in us.

My God, Judge, do men believe whatever lie they hear about an enemy?

You don't invent circumstances, but when they happen they reveal human nature.

When I go onstage, I'm going to work ...I feel like my performance is about an emotional connection. I want to connect with people, whether it's like a romantic song or a happy song.

Each choice has a consequence. Each consequence a destination.

I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late.

If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of falling off the edge whether you want to be or not.

If there's any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it's show business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like.

What's interesting about writing is the invention, the creative thing. Writing about myself is a yawn.