I guess my mantra is you have to work really hard if you want something. You have to be committed to hard work and persistence even when it gets tough.

Touring and performing is the best part of my job. I love it. I guess I like pop and rock. Really getting into a powerful stage performane, running around like crazy on the stage.

I started working in music very young, I was raised by a family of musicians and performers, so I guess it was more second nature than making an actual decision.

Writing 'This Is Who I Am...' I wanted to write a song about where I'm at, that I have accepted where I have come to and I wanted my fans to be able to connect to it too. I want them to stand proud!

Give up your dreams

Life, Tavi reflected, seldom makes a gift of what one expects or plans for.

He wished to please everybody, " Franklin later said of Keith, "and having little to give, he gave expectations.

[It is] useful to know the laws of nature - for that enables us to obey them. To act otherwise would be to rise in revolt against heaven.

Half truths were a wonderful way to inspire credibility.

You can manicure a cat but can you caticure a man?

If you will stop feeding your feelings, then they will stop controlling you.

The first step in good reporting is good snooping.

I begin by considering an effect.

A man can please his wife with a box of candy, surprise her with a bouquet of flowers, and make her suspicious with a gold bracelet.