“It's pretty cool to see how far music can take you.”

“I'm a big sports fan in general.”

“From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.”

“Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.”

“Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.”

“I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'”

“The human race has come such a long way in such a short time and every day I wake I feel blessed that I am free of disease and horrendous working conditions. Long may it continue.”

“O Heavenly Children, God has blessed you all with many treasures that only the most purehearted already know. His fruitful garden is vast and without measure, and in your own very bodies, He has pl...”

“We are all blessed, but there are people who have special favor and grace with God”

“We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard.”

“Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.”

“I've always had a career. I have been working hard since I was 15 years old. Being someone's 'girlfriend' was never what I wanted to be famous for. What makes you 'famous' isn't always what you wan...”