I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was just one of those things that said I was successful.

I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up with a foolproof way to do anything when it comes to emotions.

There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return.

I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.

People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.

It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that's very inspiring.

I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.

I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them.

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

Education is the progressive unfolding of our own beauty with the light of knowledge like the blooming of a flower.

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

Being vulgar is fine, but oh please just don't be boring.

I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air mom.

While most Americans have access to the best oral health care in the world, low-income children suffer disproportionately from oral disease.

The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity.

I didn't choose poetry: poetry chose me.

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.

The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power.