Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.

Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.

Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.

To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly.

If you don't love me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best.

Don't stop when you're tired; stop when you're done.

I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am pretty, but not beautiful. I have friends, but I am not the peacemaker.

I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.

Promises are worse than lies. You don't just make them believe, you also make them hope.

All a girl really wants is for one guy to prove to her that they are not all the same.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together.

Housing projects can seem like labyrinths to outsiders, as complicated and intimidating as a Moroccan bazaar. But we knew our way around.

Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym.

Love and hate are not opposites. The opposite of love is indifference.

Above all, discard the irrelevant.

The stories that I like to tell and the movies I like are always grounded in the emotional arc of the characters.

I am playing the music I love and I really play it from my heart, and whatever the out form is - it doesn't matter whether it's art or music.

If I were an animal, I would be an eagle.

Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.

And of Kanye's [West]? I have to say [I love] his heart. And I've always loved his legs.

I can weep pretty easily. I can get tears in my eyes from a beautiful work of art.