People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

I listen to gospel music.

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself.

When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

The past is magnetic. It draws us in.

...[S]ome of the opinions which people entertain should be respected, and others should not.

I seen the look in your eyes...I reached out to touch you but feared I would mark your skin. I do not want just tonight, my love. I want to know that always...always...you will be mine.

There you go, Harry!” Ron shouted over the noise. “You weren’t being thick after all — you were showing moral fiber!

Its always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.

Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history.

A Christian is never bored or sad. Rather, the one who loves Christ is full of joy and radiates joy.

I think with the best actors, emotion is something that has no kind of check in them.

You don't know what kind of day you will have, until evening.

Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.