“God speaks in the silence of the heart Listening is the beginning of prayer.”

What we believe about ourselves is often times a reflection of how we feel god looks at us.

We have all struggled with our worth to some degree.

I’m not hiding from anyone. I am who I am, and I’m not perfect.

Music is the universal language no matter the country we are born in or the color of our skin. Bring us all together.

You can do anything if you just put your mind to it.

I’m crazy, I’m nuts. Just the way my brain works. I’m not normal. I think differently.

Haters will say what they want, but their hate will never stop you from chasing your dream.

I believe our lives change when we trust that God really wants our best.

I just want to be young and fun and you know I think people should all wear yellow shoes.

Your worth isn’t defined by your success, its defined by who God says you are.

That’s going to be the biggest problem, to make people feel like it’s cool for them to like my music.

No matter how much I try, I cant figure out how to not be adorable!

I think older people can appreciate my music because I really show my heart when I sing, and it’s not corny. I think I can grow as an artist, and my fans will grow with me.

God’s love is wrapping all around you whether you notice it or not.

No matter how talented you are not everyone is going to like you but that’s life.

Always keep looking forward, and never look back.

It is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.

When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.

All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.

One always goes on as one begins.

Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you’ll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.

Early diagnosis is so important because the earlier a mental illness can be detected, diagnosed and treatment can begin, the better off that person can be for the rest of his or her life.

It could be the end of a story. It could be the beginning.

I’m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.