Phrases
01. The best part about being alone is that you really don’t have to answer to anybody. You do what you want
02. You cannot make a difference unless you’re different
03. True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard
04. If you put out 150 percent, then you can always expect 100 percent back. That’s what I was always told as a kid, and It’s worked for me so far
05. Gossip is called gossip because it’s not always the truth
06. Every relationship I’ve been in, I’ve overwhelmed the girl. They just can’t handle all the love
07. If you’re a young person like me and you’re constantly surrounded by other young people, you’re only hearing one side of the story
08. The gray area, the place between black and white — that’s the place where life happens
09. I think music can heal. Music is a language that everybody learns universally
10. Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won’t
11. I will not be right all the time. Nobody is
12. The most boring thing in the world? Silence
13. I’m very thankful to be doing what I’m doing. I feel very blessed
14. I try to be conscious of the fact that I’m just one person with a voice, and I’m passionate about things that I believe in
15. Sometimes in life, you can get kinda caught and not be as creative as you need to be and that’s why you have to create an opportunity for yourself
16. Looking back on your life, you will have that regret of not going after something
17. As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am
18. You’re not meant to do what’s easy, you’re meant to challenge yourself
19. Listen, I’m the nicest, most loyal person in the world when it comes to my friends
20. I feel like I’m always having to justify why I haven’t done a record in two years
21. I would not say that I am a workaholic. I’m a workhorse. There’s a difference
22. The most important thing is to be passionate about what you’re doing
23. If you asked me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud
24. I think you can work on your craft and become better, but I don’t think you can teach talent
25. I don’t feel guilty about success. You can’t feel guilty about aspiring to be good at something
26. Teenagers are going through a lot in their lives. They’re finding their own identity while negotiating a lot of social and economic pressures
27. I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they’re blessings
28. It’s fun to be creative. It’s fun to be innovative. That’s the thrill of doing what I do
29. I have really sown my wild oats. I can confidently say I have done everything I wanted to do
30. A lot of people misconstrue what I do as far as a pop artist
31. There’s nothing wrong with shooting for the stars
32. We’re not perfect. We’re all human beings and we’re all going to have faults
33. Experience is everything
34. You have a lot of time on this earth to create, so why not try to push yourself every day and evolve
35. I always want to redefine myself and keep pushing the envelope
36. My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am
37. You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy
38. I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves
39. The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing
40. I’ve been scorned. I’ve been stung by bees. But I always say it’s all for the story
41. Sometimes you think you’re not good enough, but you are
42. It’s not about the money. It’s about the love. And I think that’s why I’m here
43. You get one life. There’s no backstage pass to life itself
44. Fame is a funny thing, like a secret, when you know you’re better than others
45. I think it’s important to remember that you go into something like marriage knowing that you don’t know very much about it at all
46. Every once in a while I can catch myself in a quiet moment and kind of be able to stop everything mentally and feel it, really feel it
47. My philosophy is: If you can’t have fun, there’s no sense in doing it
48. Being able to express yourself is very necessary whether it’s through art, music, writing, or talking
49. I’m not in this for the fame, I’m in it because I love to perform
50. There is no way to define why something is cool and why something is not. It’s just that thing