Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.

Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this way.

live your eyeliner, breathe your lipstick, and kill for each other -Lady Gaga via twitter

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.

Love is the new denim or black

Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you'd be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.

In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.

My new year's resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy.

Rejoice and love yourself today 'Cause baby, you were born this way.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid.

Try something new out of your comfort zone. If you lose you will get an experienced, and If you win you will get an achievement.

The will of God will not take you where the grace of God cannot keep you.

Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

Keep your honor code between you and God, you don't break that, no matter who's not looking. God is.

It seems to me that this debate, whether Islam is a religion of peace or not, really, it's irrelevant for outsiders. It's for Muslims to decide whether it's a religion of peace or not.

Violence up close has a smell. Like copper blood and charcoal burning.

The familiar life horizon has been outgrown: the old concepts, ideals, and emotional patterns no longer fit; the time for the passing of a threshold is at hand.

Our Exhibitions [The Royal Academy] have... a mischievous tendency, by seducing the Painter to an ambition of pleasing indiscriminately the mixed multitude of people who resort to them.

There's a tremendous amount of energy in Japan and, increasingly, in China.