I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.

I'm thinking wanting to succeed is something in my DNA; I'm not like 'I've got to succeed,' I just don't think about that... I see a silver lining in everything and I see a lesson in everything.

There is no profession more essential than that of an educator, and it's time for all of us to embrace and celebrate their importance and contribution to America's children.

I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.

I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I'm living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.

We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to... until they really bite us in the butt.

If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs - my first was at 15, at Burger King.