Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

Having a mental illness does not mean you're weak or can't handle life. You can have a mental illness and deal with it and still be a powerful, confident woman. ”

I think that's the biggest misconception when people want to live a more clean, cruelty-free life is, 'I can't do that. It's going to be so hard.' But I say do some research. You'd be surprised! ”

My grandmother was the type of woman who always smiled and said, 'Treat people like you want to be treated, and life is so much easier.' My mom is the same way. ”

I've been a target my entire life. At this point, there's nothing anyone can say that will faze me. Bring it on! ”

Whenever something happens that makes me laugh or if I remember something in the middle of the night that I want to share, I jot the experience down. ”

My whole life story is kind of a backhanded compliment. ”

American Idol' was fun; it was definitely an experience. I was 16 years old when I did it, and I was curious about how I would do on the show. ”

All my life, I was even just wanted to attend the Grammys, like, just be there, so the fact that I'm nominated for Best New Artist, it feels like a dream. ”

Unbreakable Smile' was based off one of the songs I wrote for the album - it was actually the first song I wrote for the album without realizing it yet. I think I wanted to name the album that because it seemed like that was just the theme of that chapter in my life and just the theme of all the songs put together. ”

My faith is a huge part of my life. I don't force it into my music, but it's in my experiences, so it comes through. People pick up on what they want to pick up on, but any way strangers connect to a song that I wrote is awesome. ”