I grew up in the South where there's discrimination, and when I witnessed the judgment around me, I always thought someone needs to stick up for not just the LGBT community but any outsider, anybody that wasn't the mold in Texas.

Be grateful for your journey because it is yours alone.

It's gonna be okay, no matter how hard your rock bottom is, you can rise above it and you can come back.

The fact that you have the ability to stand on stage and sing while you’re crying is so brave.

I feel it's selfish when you don't use your voice, because then you're just relishing the attention - you're not using it for good.

Don't torment yourself with jealousy. It's a silly illusion that someone's life is better than yours when the truth is that each one of us is on a different path.

You can't love other people until you love yourself.