Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.
I'm from a small town where everybody always has something to say - you shouldn't sing secular music, you shouldn't do this or do that. A ton of "shouldn'ts. "
My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.
God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress.
Life's too short to be a pushover.
I never said I was a 'good girl. ' I'm not a bad girl. I'm just normal, and that's what I'm going to be. There's no bad girl with whips and chains that's going to come out. I think people like me because I was myself.
I go to bed every night and the list of what I've accomplished is astounding.
The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.
The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.
I've definitely seen bands before they made money kind of change their thing on the next tour, and I prefer it when it's a little more raw.
Part of the strength of science is that it has tended to attract individuals who love knowledge and the creation of it. . . . Thus, it is the communication process which is at the core of the vitality and integrity of science.