You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

I listen to gospel music.

I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.

I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

Negative words are powerful boomerangs so be careful what you say about people and yourself.

When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

Life can give everything to whoever tries to understand and is willing to receive new knowledge.

If you're alive, you're creative.

First impression is not the last reflection of a true friend, so if you are head over heels for someone who just bought you a cake, you'd better think twice before devouring your misery.

People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.

I think patience is the best thing to try to embrace.

I didn't advocate invasion...I wasn't asked.

Impatient people, according to Bacon, are like the bees, and kill themselves in stinging others.

I believe in those whom I love and trust.

I'm just 'bout that action boss.

California just is so deeply left, particularly coastal. It just is.