Being called gorgeous is not a bad thing! But at the same time, I don’t want to thrive on people’s opinions of me.

No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid.

What I've learned from myself is that I don't have to be anybody else. Myself is good enough.

You can't eat beauty, it doesn't sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty inflamed the heart and merchants the soul.

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.

I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.

What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion: for yourself and for those around you.

There is no shame in black beauty.

You have to allow for the impossible to be possible.

To be human is to seek perfection, and find joy in never attaining it.

I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it.

We shouldn't have stupid cars that use liquid fossil fuels. Come on, how outmoded is that? We have to get to the point where this is no longer a part of our experience.

For every good art critic there may be ten great artists.

The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million.

Your best friend should bring out the best in you

I'm a soul maker. I write songs. I'm making cartoon shows. I'm planning on putting stuff out myself on my own, on a TV station online. I'm not limiting myself. I'm doing it all at once.

Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.

My attitude these days is, if you write a bad song, what are they gonna do, throw you in songwriter jail?

Give me a Sunday morning, that's full of grace, A simple life and I'll be okay, here in small town U.S.A.

In all ages, hypocrites, called priests, have put crowns upon the heads of thieves, called kings.

Actually, if my business was legitimate, I would deduct a substantial percentage for depreciation of my body.