There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was country, they were like, 'What?

Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth.

But little white lies here and there is human nature. Everybody does that.

Life is about becoming a better version of yourself.

I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.

Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth. Honestly, there are enough bad people out there in the world - you don't need to be your own worst enemy.

I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I know what I believe in. I know my morals and I know what I have to offer.

I don't really believe in cliques - I think everyone can be friends with everyone.

I'm beautifully strong and tragically confused.

It's fun to pretend you're a little kid, you get to use your imagination and live in a world that's not real.

I feel like girls in general will always worry about the same things, and it's all appearance related. That will always be there. When you grow older, you grow more confident with who you are.

The most tragic thing for a person is to have a very limited capacity in the matters of dream!

It is myopic to base sweeping change on the narrow experience of a few years.

I would stay in New York, I told him, just six months, and I could see the Brooklyn Bridge from my window. As it turned out the bridge was the Triborough, and I stayed eight years.

At the most basic level, prioritizing design also represents a practical consideration. It's far easier to design first and engineer later.

I kind of entered a flow state. I've been there before while climbing. You are not thinking ahead. You are just thinking about what is in front of you each second.

Nowadays, to be frank, every week is a good week for freakshow television. we might start asking, Why are there so many freaks? And why do they all want to be on television?

I've never had a clique. It's impossible when you're always traveling.

Bless up. Don't play yourself.

Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.

Everyone should keep someone else's diary.