“The selfish mind is the distracted mind and the distracted mind is the easily oppressed mind.”

You can successfully take a jab at your ex without having everyone criticize you for it.

You have the right to live a beautiful life.

I don’t think I took the time to notice how being a woman in my position is really a gift. I want to make sure I utilize all that power.

Everything happens for a reason and, something better will come along for me!

The day I got my first letter from a fan, I felt like I’d been touched by an angel.

If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that’s where power starts.

Vulnerable ain’t easy believe me, but I go there.

I do everything for my fans. I do my clothing line, my fragrance, my TV show, my music everything is based on them.

Being single can pave the way for new opportunities.

You are who you surround yourself with.

You can have it all without suffering from a meltdown.

The people who put you down don’t have to stop you from chasing your dreams. Stand up, and prove them wrong.

I am in competition with no one. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone. I am simply trying to be better than the person I was yesterday.

I believe in second chances, but I don’t believe in third or fourth chances.

If you have three people in your life that you can trust, you can consider yourself the luckiest person in the whole world.

Haters can keep on hating.

In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.

May nothing distract me from You, neither noise nor diversions. O my Master, I would so love to live with You in silence.

Listening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay another person.

Big productions, to me, are great – like, I love going to Vegas and seeing shows – but I think that sometimes it’s distracting, especially when you are there to listen to the music.

The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.

Until my ONE thing is done, everything else is a distraction.

Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.

Every moment of happiness was just a distraction from myself.