Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options.

Ain't nothing coming easily in this life. Sometimes you gotta work, you gotta grow and it gotta hurt.

Beauty is an understanding of what you have, and it's forgiving yourself of what you don't have, and appreciating all of it.

Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.

Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn't die. Love is unyielding. It's going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up.

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any way, why not let them know?

To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing.

Just bc u loved and lost doesn't mean stop loving. If u have a nightmare, does it mean u stop dreaming?

Build your world around your dreams rather than trying to fit your dreams into the world you know.

Numbers are a fearful thing.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college.

The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

The heart of Jesus glowed, because it was holy. Holy things glowed in general.

Okay, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

If you don't have the roots somewhere, it's very difficult for people to work with you. Because you are a different person from them. They don't know you, really. They don't know how you feel.

It is more important to outhink your enemy, than to outfight him