When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.

My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.

Have a little faith. Don't give up.

I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.

I like to play dress up, I'm in love with fashion.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

Sometimes you have to lose to win again.

I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn't understand that.

It's always good when you can bring two artists together who are totally different.

I want people to just to see, all you got to do is have a little faith.

Insecurities are like mosquitos, you try to get rid of them but they still come back.

Was it worth it? My death, I mean. Did I die for something worthwhile?

If you don't know yourself then take time to find yourself

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.

There is hardly any mental misery worse than that of having our own serious phrases, our own rooted beliefs, caricatured by a charlatan or a hireling.

Don’t complain about being unable to afford high-quality local food when your grocery cart is full of beer, cigarettes, and People magazine.

Furthermore, when there is cheating, the cheating needs to be called. And I see that the administration has become much more aggressive on that front [of retraining people who get displaced].

The world of literature has everything in it, and it refuses to leave

So while it is true that I find really dark stuff funny sometimes, it's also true that as a writer of books I want to have the whole range of human emotions.