The pursuit of politics is religion, morality, and poetry all in one.
Sometimes, that mountain you've been climbing, is just a grain of sand.
Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on.
God put us here, on this carnival ride. We close our eyes never knowing where it'll take us next.
You can do anything you put your mind to. I believe in all of you. Never doubt yourself, even if everyone around you is doubting you. Stand tall. Prove them all wrong. Each and every one of you have something amazingly special about you and don’t let anyone tell you any different. Thank you for being my fans. . and my friends. Thank you for giving me a reason to sing. Thank you for being you.
I'm grateful for every scar, some pages turned, some bridges burned, but there were lessons learned
There's mistakes that I have made. Some chances I just threw away. Some roads I never should've taken. Been some signs I didn't see. Hearts that I hurt needlessly. Some wounds that I wish I could have one more chance to mend, but it don't make no difference: The past can't be rewritten. You get the life you're given.
We think highly of men when we do not know the extent of their capabilities, for we always suppose that more exists when we only see half.
I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I'm an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn't just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.
Listen to the people who are talking about how to fix what's wrong, not the ones who just work people into a snit over the problems. Listen to the people who have ideas about how to fix things, not the ones who just blame others.
My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years. But as I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, how he came to America, and about our family back home, because all that side of my family, my aunties, grandparents, is in Africa.