There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.

There's a difference between being yourself and being your stereotype.

Anyone's happier when they're not being verbally abused all day long.

No one can break me down. I know my worth and its a beautiful thing.

Really good things take time to grow. Foundation is not built over night.

First things first, I'm da realest.

Pledge allegiance to the struggle.

Once you go great, you never go good..You never go back, even if you could.

I'd known since about eleven that I wanted to live in America.

Luxury lives in the finer details. It's a cloth napkin at a dinner table. It's a mint on your pillow before bed.

For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.

This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.

Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.

There is no animal lazier than a cat.

A person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing you to grow. Without them, it sleeps- seldom to awaken. The sleeper must awaken.

Our family was very fond of the University of Iowa. We thought it was a good place to go.

In a democracy, dynasty politics is wrong. We need to free the state and nation from it.

bonding through dependence never works, whereas bonding through freedom always does.

You should have desires, but the desires should not have you.

To justify our likes and dislikes, we generally say that the work we dislike is not serious.

Human nature is what Heaven supplies.