You can do anything as long as you don't stop believing. When it is meant to be, it will be. You just have to follow your heart.
Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.
Love yourself. Nobody's perfect. I mean, come on, nobody is perfect. Not you, not your mom, even the people on TV - nobody is perfect, and there's always something that nobody likes, but you know, you just accept that. Your imperfections make you beautiful. It's those things you find you don't like that someone else finds very special and very unique about you.
The one thing you absolutely need is the one thing you can never lose: God's presence and love for you. Just have to talk to him.
You should never look at somebody and say, 'I wish I had their life,' because you never really know what struggles they're going through.
When you've been blessed, you have to share your gifts, and you also have to help others give their gifts away.
I think people should have fun. And don't get so down on yourself. Enjoy life and be the best person you can be.
Be true to your heart, and if you're passionate about your dream, work towards it but don't allow your idea of how you think it should manifest prevent what's actually unfolding from happening.
God is so good. Always follow your dreams, own your Purpose! Embrace God's Anointing
It's very fun to be single, because you know what happens? You find yourself. You understand what it means to love yourself, instead of putting all this energy into give-and-tug in a relationship.
Sometimes, when you grow up in one of these poverty-stricken neighborhoods where the educational system isn't the best, you don't realize that you have any choices. Often, kids don't appreciate the choices available, as if it's either the street or nothing. I want them to understand that reality is what's relative to you, and that you can make choices that allow you to create a new reality for yourself.
Something that was instilled in me by my parents at a very young age is that there is no happy life without a life of service.
I dont wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.
If you focus more on the inside, you'll feel just as great about the outside. I feel attractive when I'm doing good and helping people.
I always try to set a positive example for my generation and promote confidence.
Sometimes things seem too good to be true.
I definitely, at times, felt the pressures of life similar to the pressures anyone would feel growing up. The only difference was that maybe more people were aware of mine. But, if anything, I changed the pressure from negative to positive. So, instead of thinking everybody wanted to see me fail, I decided everybody wanted to see me win, since I wanted to see myself win.
I come from a very small, poor town just outside of the Chicago area and I know what it's like to dream and accomplish some of your goals, but I would never want to do a show where I am preaching to anyone because I do not like being preached at. I want to learn right along with my audience and every show will be a collaborative effort. I am so thankful to Debra Lee and everyone at the BET Network for providing me with this unique opportunity and platform.
Follow your heart's truth with no need for personal gain other than the feeling produced when doing what you truly love.
Learn to love yourself and all that other stuff will not matter
If there's a certain song that I want to reach a certain person or certain type of person, that's when I play it for people.
We need to stop separating ourselves by how dark or how light we are.
Be present in the moment and allow yourself to be guided by it by God. Allow Him to guide you and just embrace every situation, good or bad, since you're experiencing it because you're meant to go through it.
Don't depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That's when good things come around - when you do your own thing and you're not worried about a man. It will happen in due time.
I feel like I've reached a point where music has become just as much a priority to me as my acting, and I'm glad to feel that way.
