Be respectful to your peers and yourself, of course. Don't be a jerk. But at the same time don't settle for anything less than yourself.

If you can't find what's unique, people aren't going to listen.

Confidence is not 'they will like me'. Confidence instead is 'I'll be fine if they don't'.

And hey, it's okay to laugh at yourself sometimes, I do dumb things all the time (haha). But when it get's too personal, get your tough skin on and stand firm.

People aren't born strong. people grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations learning not to run from them.

Most of all I like to sing my heart out to lyrics that really speak to people.

If It's your passion and you want to do it for the rest of your life, why would comments stop you from doing that?