“The truth is, everything that’s happened was supposed to happen. That doesn’t mean I don’t look back and think, God, I wish I hadn’t had to go through some of those things.”

I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it’s all just one thing.

You’ve gotta do things that make you happy.

You have to fight for the things you want.

Just because you dress sexy doesn’t mean you’re a bad girl; it just means you know how to dress.

If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.

When I face myself, I go, “You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That’s what we’re gonna do right now.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what’s really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it’s smart to listen to other people’s advice, but at the end of the day, you’re the only one who can tell you what’s right for you.

Always follow your heart. Sometimes it’s gonna hurt – but you’re going to be fine.

It’s a shame to call somebody a ‘diva’ simply because they work harder than everybody else.

In the end, the truth finds a way to surface even if you don’t want it to.

I have the stardom glow.

For me, fashion is an expression of who I am right in that moment – so what you’re seeing is what I’m influenced by now.

No matter where I go I know where I came from.

There are certain people that are marked for death. I have my little list of those that treated me unfairly.

This is the man my mother lived for. My career means something now because I’ve worked with Robert Redford.

God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.

Men are so quick to blame the gods.

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.

Each of us is beautiful in God’s eyes, and God loves us.

Consecrated life is a living encounter with the Lord in his people.

Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead

Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.

You know what music is? God’s little reminder that there’s something else besides us in this universe; harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.