The intensity with which young people live demands that they "blank out" as often as possible.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Prayer is a petition.

Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope.

The old adage that ‘there are two sides to every story’ is not true. There is a story for every storyteller.

It was almost like I was in the army.

I know I told you once that whether God exists or not, we're on our own. But when I'm with you, I'm not.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

I do not wish to be any more busy with my hands than is necessary.

I've often said that we are doing something far more important than just selling cosmetics; we are changing lives.

Even in the losses, I always saw glimpses of something that kept me going.

I believed that I could go to the Super Bowl and win multiple Super Bowls and do all of those things. I believe in that every day.