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

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.

I attempt to be who I am and it’s fun. At the same time, growing up doing what I’m doing can be a little crazy.

I’m not the distraction in the room.’ ‘oh? And what might be?’ -nora & patch (pg 242)

There’s a lot of insincerity about the actions of our legislators; they create distractions – like this anti-gay law you alluded to – and try to mobilise, to exacerbate people’s emotions. Until the legislators started making laws, people minded, generally, their own business.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

At the end of the day, women are a distraction. Whether you realize it or not.

Happiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.

The lyrics are not an important thing to me. In fact, it can be a distraction.

No distractions. Center yourself. This is your time.

I really like working by myself without any distractions, learning from my own mistakes.