I also made a lot of really great friends on that show [the Voice], so that's one of the most important things that I've taken out of that experience.

A lot of people say if you can't love yourself, then you can't love others. It's always different, but I definitely have loved a lot in my life.

I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything.

I've had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.

There are a lot of people who go their whole lives without truly knowing what love is, or ever experiencing that.

I definitely fall in love quickly, and I'm very in love with being in love. But it is hard for me to write about love.

I'll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.

I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.

Just because I'm an artist doesn't mean I should be treated differently.

I see things that nobody else sees

I was always hard on myself for taking things too personally.

What would you say to yourself if you could actually meet a younger you?

The psyche of some people, whether through innate structure or via adaption to personal experiences, is uniquely adept for absolute aloneness.

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with characters, not the other way around.

When I think of nu-metal, I think of Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and even Chevelle - those types of bands.

I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange.

The cruelty of the effeminate is more dreadful than that or the hardy.

Wake up, you idiots! Whatever made you think that money was so valuable?

Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths.

Regular and simple life is the life of God; the chaotic and the complex one is the Devil's!

What always seems miraculous is when aesthetic necessities yield an insight which otherwise I would have missed.