Music was my coping mechanism. I could place myself outside my body. It humbles you.

My doctor told me that I drastically needed to lose weight. Fear of death and dying motivated meto make many lifestyle changes that led me to eventually shed over 100 pounds.

As I've evolved in life my writing process has taken a turn. I'm inspired by everyday life. I could be in the middle of something and hear a commercial. I enjoy songs writing themselves.

I grew up being teased for being overweight.

The key for having success is totally rejecting thoughts that try to sow doubts into your conscience

Fox News' Megyn Kelly was the first to air the video on her program, 'The Kelly File.'

I had always been in love with him. I counted the lashes of each closed eye. He had been my almost, my might have been, and I did not want to leave him

I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.

In such doubtful matters, where you have to work as a pioneer, you must be able to put some trust in your intuition and follow your feeling even at the risk of going wrong.

Stories were primarily verbal to begin with. Before there were cave paintings, stories were told over generations. We tell each other thousands of stories in the course of everyday life.

The ultimate test ... to see the good in evil and the evil in good.

Our institutions of freedom will not survive unless they are constantly replenished by the faith that gave them birth.

If people wake up and go, "Oh, where's the coffee," or "Oh, another day," that does not set a good tone for the day.

Our own choices might not be as good as those that are made for us.