Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.

Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.

Surround yourself with friends who only call you a superstar

Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you.

The pen is in your hands, the rest is still unwritten.

I bruise easily so be gentle when you handle me.

A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.

Staring at the blank page before you, Open up the dirty window, Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find.

I love arranging my music, not in alphabetical order but by mood, creating playlists for when I have energy and want to work out or go-out party mixes and music to chill out to.

I know I should keep this a secret, but Celine Dion is something of an icon to me.

I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.

Avoid hating people because you might have destroyed the bridge you have just used to cross the river

Shout for libraries. Shout for the young readers who use them.

A certain Samaritan... bound up his wounds pouring in oil and wine.

magic persists without us no matter what we may do to try to spoil it

I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people who cannot defend themselves.

In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference.

When the world is predictable you need smart people. When the world is unpredictable you need adaptable people.

Certain scents can evoke so much feeling, nostalgia, and trigger beautiful memories.

Our shouting is louder than our actions, Our swords are taller than us, This is our tragedy. In short We wear the cape of civilisation But our souls live in the stone age

Change your inner thoughts to the higher frequencies of love, harmony, kindness, peace, and joy, and you'll attract more of the same.