In my family, there was not an abundance of wealth, but there was an abundance of love. So there was always humor, and there was joy and there was comfort and there was this environment just to have a good time.

Never underestimate those who you scar.

I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first.

My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano, my father sang, and we were always surrounded in music.

Place your attention 6 inches above your crown. God is breathing in and out there.

We should constantly be aspiring to reach higher and higher and higher. We should never be comfortable where we are.

In my travels all over the world, I have come to realize that what distinguishes one child from another is not ability, but access. Access to education, access to opportunity, access to love.