The hardest part has been maintaining a small head and remaining down to earth. So many people try to make you more than you are.

There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat.

I'm very proud of myself because I have come so close to just giving up and I haven't done that.

Nothing can stop me from loving my brother.

Mom would kill me if I showed my navel.

Just staying true to yourself and staying true to your passion. Following your gut.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound.

My daughter is in love with Adele. She listens to her every day. To see someone with that much passion and soul move a 9-year-old is amazing and it's magical.

That's the beautiful part about acting - you get to play somebody other than yourself. So, I'm open to people who can't sing, people who can, people that sing a little bit, or people that sing a lot.

When you fall in love, you wanna share it with people but you know there are some things that you need to keep to yourself, 'cause privacy makes things last longer, I feel.

It is easier to hold on to a dream than it is to let it go.

Success is survival.

There have been great things that happened to me.

If you sit with an enlightened teacher and silent your mind as they go into nirvana, suchness, the pure power of their aura will bring you on a journey into the world of perfection.

A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Spirit. Only those thoughts that come by walking have any value.

The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move.

And when you love someone you don’t always see them realistically.

Every authentic artist is engaged in this creating of the conscience of the race, even though he or she may be unaware of the fact.

Thats how we survive infinity - we kill it by breaking it up into small bits.