A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.

Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living.

I'm a freak, everything has to be totally flat when I play. Ed Will, my jazz teacher, set up everything completely flat, and then you'd tilt your snare drum away from you, so I do that too. So my snare tilts away from me.

I am who I am by choice. Society rejects me because I'm different; I reject society because they're all the same.

Dreams don’t work unless you do.

Once in a while, I'll slip and get off my vegan diet and have egg whites in the morning, that's a good source of protein while I'm out on the road. If I can feel my body starting to tire, those are good to keep you healthy.

You are what you choose to become. Be who they say you cannot be.

For anybody who loves what they do, mediocrity is not enough. You don’t have to be the best in the world, but you should be the best that you can be.

There is nothing wrong with looking one way while the world looks another. Imagine if this whole time, we’ve been looking at it wrong.

When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all.

It doesn't matter if a million people tell you what you can't do, or if ten million tell you no. If you get one yes from God that's all you need.

Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.

Don't let people change who you are just be who you are with someone else.

You will always fine jealous people.They're the ones promoting you.

Are You Living or Just Existing?" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

I'm just enjoying my life.I suggest you try it.

People always try to do the right thing..after they've tried everything else.

You can't build your life around hurts from the past" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

You can,t make yourself happy by causing other peoples misery -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

Don't wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.

While the most dangerous person in the world is a person with nothing to lose, the most powerful person in the world is a person with nothing to prove.

Fear is a sprit that really can stop you from living.

People say the truth hurts. Hell no, it hurts even more if you do a whole bunch of foolishness to try and avoid it.

What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.

I got 27 people livin in my head and all of them was about to beat the heck out of you for doin that..

God will prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies so let them watch you eat.

I thank God for Closed Doors

You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher.

We didn't have much, but we had love.

Don't try to be seen, God may be hiding you on purpose.

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".

If you lie to yourself you will lie to God too.

What rings true is that everything we grow through in life will work out for our good.

You give away your power when you don't forgive.

A mother's love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.

There will be rough nights but joy really does come in the morning.

True love can come more than once.

If it had not been for The Lord on my side I don't know where I would be.

Being alone doesn't necessarily mean that you're lonely.

I put a thong on a few months ago trying to be sexy. I've been looking for it but ain't seen it since.

The grass may be greener on the other side but the the water bill is higher.

Teach but never try to change people because sometimes they change back.

Be careful what you say, life and death truly are in your own words.

Who you are at 20 will not be who you are at 40 and if it is, SOMETHING IS WRONG!

A baby can heal broken hearts.

It's a clear day Sonny, L A N D.

Always aim for right and avoid doing wrong at all costs.

Heartbreak can make you hard! But don't let it make you bitter.

Nothing is impossible for God.