You know it's real when reality becomes a dream, the dream becomes real, and real feels unreal

Too scared to fightToo afraid to open my eyesToo small to stand up for myselfToo awake to fight for my dreamsGod please teach me to be brave So that I can brave defeat

I know I am brave because the thought of giving up scares me more than the thought of fighting

I am defined not just by what you see, but by the potential within me, the possibilities I represent

Whatever you do, be fierce, be fearless

Whenever they say I am outgoing, I say...We must have met on the dance floor

When the days become darkThe nights become coldAnd all there is, is an empty soulBelieve you can escape your plightEven when relief is out of sightDon't you dare give up the fightDon't you dare

A crack on the road does not terminate the journey

You are the greatest treasure if you are your greatest treasure treasure

We were just two broken souls trying to fix one another...Somehow I ended up with a piece of you and you me

In search of that beat that my heart skipped when I first saw your beautiful soul...

I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.

Our spirit knows our purpose, let these en-grained impressions shape our perceptions of who we think we are today.

You can’t even stay dead like a reasonable person!” he yelled, overjoyed at the sight of his brother. “What, you didn’t miss me?

Everyone is doing their job within a system. Even the revolutionaries are in a system.

You can do something that walks a line, and invariably, whatever that line is, it will be crossed by people who don't know any better and want to ape the success.

I thought Obama was brilliant. He's so informed. He's circumspect. He's articulate. He's thoughtful. Well, I think in my lifetime, there's never been anything like it.

Diplomacy is unfashionable in the world of knee-jerk reaction and the dogmatic sound bite on television.

Wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.

As a singer, you need to find you water that works for you.

Unfortunately, gambling and winning don't often go hand-in-hand.