I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!

You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.

It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.

If at first you don't succeed/You can dust it off and try again/Dust yourself off and try again.

Whatever will be, will be.

I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.

...Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question."What do you think? How do you read it?" he asks, again and again and again.

The human heart does not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.

There is no guilt in feelings ever.

Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.

I don't think there's a problem. First of all, I don't think music turns people into social liabilities. Because you hear a lyric

I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.

Only a fool trips on what’s behind him. – Unknown

Happiness depends only on your mind. When the mind is free of past impressions and future cravings, happiness is there.