It's so important for girls to respect themselves and not put themselves down and say, 'Oh, my life is horrible,' and 'I'm not pretty enough.' How do you know? There's this energy people give off that people can be drawn to.

To be honest I always have to say no one is guiding me better than God

And remember, even when you can't sing, you can always plant a tree

I love Sara Bareilles. She's just so clever. I wish I were her. She's so awesome.

Being on a mission-not thinking about myself and focusing on serving other people-is what brought me closer to God than anything else.

No one can understand what’s the best thing for you to do, other than yourself.

Ive never had a celebrity crush! I dont believe in those, really. I feel like you have to get to know the person before you start to feel anything like that. People always think they know celebrities, but how can you when youve never met them?