Did you forget who I am? Finding out the lies of men is my specialty." -Vashti

To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.

We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us.

Well, everybody has a bodyguard in Brazil.

Like so much of President Obama's decisions over the past six years, this is another photo-op with a compliant press that does not matter and will do little.

There's always a race against time. I don't think for one moment that life gets better. How can it? One's body starts to fall apart.

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.

I speak in reality. I don't try to hide anything from anybody, and that's the most dangerous thing about our music that parents are so afraid of.

You can't have a conscience in the pimp game.

I have been trying to get the hang of not being proud but instead turning that into thankfulness. Really whatever we have to be proud about, it is something given to us by the Lord.

The fuses had been lit and could not be extinguished. All that remained was to observe the speed of the spark, and the size of the explosions.