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Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.'

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.

I got great sex education, and I always knew that if I wanted to be sexually active, I had to have safe sex.

There are gods, but there is no God; and all gods become devils eventually.

When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on Earth and aren't pessimistic, you don't understand the data.

I have a personal little routine that I do in my dressing room just to kind of get myself mentally prepared to go on stage, and part of that is a poem that I read to myself.

The more I love, the more I find that life is magical.

Be grateful, life is a gracious gift.

I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.

If you ask me, I think knowledge is power and and being able to do your own makeup, or someone else's makeup, is power in itself.

Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything.

Sometimes, the way around prejudice is education.

Approval is overrated...Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those who receive it. I don't care for approval, and I don't mind doing without.

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire.

There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.

Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with.

I feel free and strong. If I were not a reader of books I could not feel this way.

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

I grew up by the Mississippi River, and I would swim in that as a kid.