You have to treat people the way you want to be treated, because ultimately, you're not gonna get anywhere if you're just mean to people.

You can't be afraid of what people are going to say, because you're never going to make everyone happy.

Never look back. If Cinderella had looked back and picked up the shoe she would have never found her prince.

You are not defined by an Instagram photo, by a 'Like,' by a comment. That does not define you.

What makes you different is what makes you beautiful

I may not be perfect, but i'm always me

If you love something, set it free. And if it really loves you, it will find a way to come back.

My perfect guy wears converse, is totally laid back, and doesn't worry about being cool.

I don't really like dressing up. Some people probably think actresses dress up everywhere they go. I'm in sweatpants half the time with my hair in a ponytail.

All the people who knock me down, only inspire me to do better.

I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me

Solomon's Laws 1. When the law doesn't work...work the law.

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect, to Snoop Dogg, whom I also respect a great deal.

I've never turned down an autograph request. I've never not taken a picture with someone.

As a personality, I'm not one that likes to be center stage. It's not about me, it's about the music. I just want people to listen.

One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse on a farm on the Tennessee River.

Every important machine's got to have a big red button.

Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.

I never imagined I'd write a book.

To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.