“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.”

“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?”

“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.”

“I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.”

“Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.”

“Being yourself is one of the hardest things because it's scary. You always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record 'Inside Out' because that's my motto about life. I don't think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are.”

“One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is.”

“My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.”

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.”