I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.

I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself.

There are enough people in the world who are going to write you off. You don't need to do that to yourself.

Nothing is impossible. It can be downright difficult, but not impossible.

Singing for royalty is a dream of mine - I'd absolutely love to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Show. All the contestants are very good. I will just have to do my best and see what happens.

I needed to stop eating sweeties and cakes. It's the bane of my life. I had to lose the weight for my health.

I'm trying to be a professional singer. ... I've never been given the chance before. But here's hoping it'll change.

I'm so proud of my son for being so funny!

I was always musical - yelling when I was a baby, singing into a brush and singing in the shower.

I would love to adopt a child too but my cat might get jealous. I don't want to see a cat and a baby fighting. It's something I might do later.

People who bullied me have matured now. Some are good friends.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.

Freedom is incomplete without social justice.

Why assume so glibly that the God who presumably created the universe is still running it? It is certainly conceivable that He may have finished it and then turned it over to lesser gods to operate.

When you're writing, your mind has a place where the stories happen. With one word, you can get the idea of where you are.

[Envy not for...] Whatever difference there may appear to be in men's fortunes, there is still a certain compensation of good and ill in all, that makes them equal.

We have the mentality of the hunter. We want to be the most enthusiastic team in the country. That's what we can control

Donald Trump, again and again, has praised Vladimir Putin and it's clear that he has business dealings with Russian oligarchs who are very connected to Putin.

True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.

The men who start out with the notion that the world owes them a living generally find that the world pays its 'debt' in the penitentiary or the poor house.