By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over.
Real people aren't perfect; they fall down and mess up and screw up. Those are the kind of people that I look to, and I've always aspired to just be authentic.
Life is about becoming a better version of yourself.
Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth. Honestly, there are enough bad people out there in the world - you don't need to be your own worst enemy.
I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I know what I believe in. I know my morals and I know what I have to offer.
I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.
Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth.
I don't deliberately look for something dark or bleak or disconnected, in fact that's not something I'm even conscious of in the work as I'm making it. I'm always trying to create beauty, reveal hope, show the sense of longing that exists in isolation and loneliness, and capture the search for something greater inside all of my subjects.
Withhold no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know and declare what you have seen. Do not allow the toil or darkness or possible unbelief of your friends to dissuade you. Let us rise and march to the place of duty, and there declare what great things God has shown to our soul.
Aristocrats have heirs, the poor have children, and the rest keep dogs.
Happiness begins when selfishness ends.