The trick is simply to avoid jerks. There are lots of them out there. Most people are unhappy.
I'm excited to go study and read and immerse myself in something.
I really hope that when someone puts my record on that they hear me.
Don't ever feel inhibited. It's harder to censor yourself than to just be yourself.
Life is too short to surround yourself with people who aren't looking out for you.
I was in musicals and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs I thought I wanted to be on Broadway, but it was nothing I ever really pursued. So this was pretty out of the blue.
Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy. With recording, it's not really as organic as it can be. But I feel like I'm a lot more fluid, and I can be a little bit more aggressive.
It is characteristic of genius to be hopeful and aspiring.
Most departments of education are set up largely to regulate schools and hold them in compliance. They don't really help schools. When a school is struggling with certain kids, they can't go to the state and say, "Can you help us with resources and training?" That should be their role.
There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.
I refuse to be a doormat to any man. I will never allow anyone to push me around. I am my own mistress.