The higher the hair, the closer to god.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

The greatest gift you can ever give yourself is to believe in oneself.

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping the old ones.

My bottom is my deliquent daughter. I lavish praise upon her cheeks when she's well behaved and when she gets out of control, I pretend she isn't mine.

Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships.

A tiny remnant of a big thing is better than a whole little thing.

The country is not in good condition.

It's like walking through someone's small intestine.

Even within the seemingly most unacceptable and painful situation is concealed a deeper good, and within every disaster is contained the seed of grace.

Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it.

To accept the principal that "all power proceeds from the barrel of a gun" is to accept a society which will be dominated by those with the biggest guns.