“My advice to anyone with a dream is to never stop pursuing it.”

Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.

Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.

The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.

My mom says I’m not allowed to move out, but I’m allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won’t be able to do it myself. So she said she’ll accept it if I do that.

There’s a lot more to success than just singing.

I’m a very spontaneous person. When I see something that might be fun or different, I will try it.

I’d say some of my earliest scent memories are from home – just things that were around my house, and my mom’s cooking.

I’m always wanting to spread as much positivity as possible, so I really try to keep that the case with my fans and with the campaigns that I do.

There’s nothing that scares me more than, like, being in the ocean by myself.

Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he’s changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style.

I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.

I don’t really look into the past too much.

When I put that first Vine out, I was just doing it for fun; there was no wanting to become an artist.

I love Milan, and I’m not just saying that. It’s a city that gives me a great sense of euphoria. I can’t explain why, but I feel a special energy there.

I love acting. I would really love to act.

I’m always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.

The President Barack Obama had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.

A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

The only advice my Dad’s given me is: If you ain’t having fun, it ain’ working, so always have fun with what you’re doing. If you don’t love it then there’s no reason to do it. And don’t do it for fame or money- do it because it’s something that you feel is right.