I'd much rather be a one-hit wonder than a phony.

I would much rather be hated for who I am, then loved for something that I am not.

Whatever your walk in life is, you pick what you want to be, then go ahead and be the best one.

I pride myself on being a jerk, because I'm brutally honest all the time.

I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't use drugs. That may be boring for some people, but that's just me. That's how I live my life.

Haters are my favorite. I´ve built an empire with the bricks they´ve thrown at me. Keep on hating.

Sometimes it's what you don't do that makes you who you are.

I'm the kind of person that if I'm not getting something that I need from somewhere. I don't cry about it, I'm like OK I'm going to go here and find what I need.

Do you know what it's like going through life being better than everybody? It's hard.

I've never stolen anything in my life, except maybe a couple hearts here and there.

The best thing you can probably do is keep a low profile, keep your eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, and you will learn a ton.

Faith is not a feeling, she says. It's a set of actions. By taking the actions, you demonstrate more faith than somebody who actually has experienced the rewards of prayer and so feels hope.

It is in the midst of laughter that our perspective alters and we realize this trying life can still be enjoyed.

The only quality that distinguishes the greats from the masses, is the unwillingness to give up.

A hospital is no place to be sick.

Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one.

God's finger can touch nothing but to mold it into loveliness.

If you get hungry enough, they say, you start eating your own heart.

Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.

The situation in Iraq will be long, it will be expensive and it will be difficult. But in the end, Iraq will very much be worth it.

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.