“Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.”

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

I have a thing where if I’m not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.

I don’t want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, ‘Oh I love that song; he’s really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.’

People say to me, ‘What are you going to be doing in five years?’ The thing is, I don’t care! It’s what I’m doing today that matters.

People made fun of my skinny legs.

I feel pressure because I feel like I have a lot of parents in my life; I have a lot of people who are scared that I’m going to do something wrong.

A lot of people who are ‘social media’ stars aren’t considered to be ‘real’ stars, and people underestimate the amount of work it takes to edit and upload a video every single day and document your life like that.

I can’t believe how fast things have happened, and I’m just so honored that people are able to look to me as a leader.

Someone was like, ‘If you wanna be a celebrity, know that every girl you talk to is going to be your girlfriend.’ And I was like, ‘Fine. I accept that for getting to do what I love for the rest of my life.’

I really like brunettes.

I’d rather sleep on the bus than in the hotel because I sleep way better on tour buses.

I started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.

I work so hard to make that sure I’m successful. If you’re positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what you’re doing, it’s going to happen, and it’s going to happen big time.

No matter what, I’m trying to have fun and, depending on the mood, fun can be on a roller coaster and playing onstage, or fun can be sitting in a room with three of your best friends talking for two hours.

I was one of those kids who was just always on the Internet, always on YouTube, so it was easy for me to do it. It’s not work. It’s just fun.

I wanted to be an actor, like, so, so bad. I took acting classes, I auditioned for Disney, and then I realized how nervous I got with remembering lines.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

From the first time someone says, Who do you think you are? we learn how to repress.

Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.

The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow

We are here to learn to endure the beams of love.

The only way to know is to Live, Learn, and Grow.

Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.