My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher.

Well, I've never left my faith - but have I made a lot of mistakes? But was I fortunate that I was brought up in that Pentecostal church, where I heard about God's love and God's forgiveness.

He'll get tired of chasing someone who doesn't chase back!

Ever since I was a kid, I've always been a real deep thinker and stuff.

There has always been a battle between good and evil.

Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart, I just don't think it'd understand.

Miley would never have been Hannah Montana.

I'm so miserable without you, it's almost as if you're here!

But dreams move on, if you wait too long.

I always prayed that God would give me the wisdom and the vision to do the things on this earth that I was supposed to do to express His life and love and His will.

Each person has their own calling on this Earth.

In reality I said nothing at all, but I heard a murmur, something gone wrong with the silence, and I pricked up my ears, like an animal I imagine, which gives a start and pretends to be dead.

No rural community, no suburban community, can ever possess the distinctive qualities that city dwellers have for centuries given to the world.

Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call; She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all .

There are people who don't like women holding power.

I want love to conquer all. But love can't conquer anything. It can't do anything on it's own. It relies on us to do the conquering on its behalf.

Music and books were my inspiration too. I read avidly as a kid. And that's the beautiful thing about books and music and even movies, is that you can actually escape. You can go into other worlds.

If you consider the great journalists in history, you don't see too many objective journalists on that list.

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.

There are too many possibilities, if you can't die. If you're playing a normal human being, there's always that.