“If the public doesn’t receive what you say, people can start to build your brand for you.”

It’s crazy because ‘Icy Girl’ came when I was in a dark place, but I made it to motivate myself. It was kind of like my anthem for lifting up my spirits.

If I want to listen to myself as much as I want to listen to Drake or Beyonce, I feel like that’s a good sign.

Time is of the essence.

I’ve been wanting to do music since I was 14, but like I’ve really always enjoyed giving speeches and I enjoy talking to people, so I was like, maybe I can be a newscaster.

Growing up with a house full of women and seeing them look good no matter what they put on every morning just inspired me to look good myself.

I welcome criticism. I come from a – I wouldn’t say mean, but you’ve got to have tough skin to be in my family.

I’m a huge fan of hot Cheetos. I used to eat them for breakfast.

I know where I wanna end up. I’m ready to go, and I’m ready to learn. I’m ready to build, and I’m ready to establish my longevity.

I get extensions, but when they start to get spotty, I go buy wispy lashes and cut them up. I put them where the gaps are when I don’t have time to get a fill.

My dream is like a child and I’m taking all the custody.

I make music for people to relate to and to connect with me. I want to tap into different emotions.

I’m the type of person where I’ll take on anything because I like to work so much.

I don’t want to be super serious but I want to have fun with my platform. I want to touch people, I want to be relatable and let girls know that you can go to college and still pursue what you want after that.

How we grind make the weather change for us.

When you’re a college student interested in music, you hear all these rappers talking about dropping out. For me, when I heard someone like J. Cole rapping about school and staying in school, it inspired me to keep going.

I don’t jump to conclusions I gracefully fall to them.

People will buy the car just because it’s a great car. We want them to think it’s excellent value for money and then, oh yeah, it happens to be electric.

One of the consequences of such notions as ‘entitlements’ is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.

As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people.

When I’m finished playing, I want people to say, ‘He handled this well, he kept his cool.’

There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.

I’ll bet there aren’t too many people hooked on crack who can play the bagpipes.