To me, America is a symbol of all different views, different types of people coming together.

I think women are very powerful and I think we're more powerful together than separated.

Don't try so hard to fit in, and certainly don't try so hard to be different just try hard to be you.

Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top.

I don't mind if people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm just being me.

The best thing is to realize that you are who you are and you gotta work with what you got.

I’m one of those people who doesn’t follow trends. I set them.

I want to show that you don’t have to be older to live your dreams; you can do it at any age

There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?

I've always learned how to deal with my problems through my words, through my education, and through my intelligence, which I think is important and the best way to deal with an issue.

A, surround yourself by positive people who will help you reach your goal and support you. And B, go for it!

Have some pride, will ya? Begging someone to like you is so pathetic.

Dicing with death is one man’s cup of tea, but another man’s poison. I just didn’t fear anything.

Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble.

Many a friendship - long, loyal, and self-sacrificing - rested at first upon no thicker a foundation than a kind word.

When God takes your straw, it isn’t because he wants you to remain a slave. It’s because he wants you to take another step toward freedom.

The mind is the soul's eye, not its source of power. That lies in the heart, in other words, in the passions.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.

America, for me, is the country where, if you have something great to offer, you'll be valued highly.

I wanted to do dance with the same seriousness as art was done and acknowledged, not with the entertainment factor that is always connected to theater and film.