So much beauty and joy in my life has come from going through something really difficult

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

This is the world, he thought. And I am in it.

Paris is a place in which we can forget ourselves, reinvent, expunge the dead weight of our past.

Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.

Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you can't separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building.

I'm not even worried about settling down. I think it's way too early. I'm 25 and I'm in show business. I mean, if things go well, my wife hasn't even been born yet.

I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer.

Tim has given me confidence and strength and my foundation. He makes me feel like I can conquer the world.

I think for the foreseeable future, the truth is going to be awful and funny all at the same time.

Artists deserve to make a living

If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident.