I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.

You can't be afraid of what people are going to say, because you're never going to make everyone happy.

Never look back. If Cinderella had looked back and picked up the shoe she would have never found her prince.

You are not defined by an Instagram photo, by a 'Like,' by a comment. That does not define you.

What makes you different is what makes you beautiful

I may not be perfect, but i'm always me

If you love something, set it free. And if it really loves you, it will find a way to come back.

My perfect guy wears converse, is totally laid back, and doesn't worry about being cool.

I don't really like dressing up. Some people probably think actresses dress up everywhere they go. I'm in sweatpants half the time with my hair in a ponytail.

All the people who knock me down, only inspire me to do better.

I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me

...please don’t throw any more rocks at the barrier keeping the demonic hordes of the void from pouring over the world.

I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian.

I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.

One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.

The sea has now changed from its natural, to river coloured water, the probable consequence of some streams falling into the bay, or into the ocean to the north of it, through the low land.

There is a long standing tradition of using code to evade censorship in China, so that goes on. The trouble is the Chinese government has created the world's most sophisticated censorship machine.

To wonder is to begin to understand.

My freestyling ability is nonexistent. I can't even write a verse if I tried to sit anywhere and write one. Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.

I have seen humility in many of the finest leaders I have met the world over. And indeed, it is embodied in the warm, engaging and quintessentially successful spirit of Sir Richard Branson.

Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure.