If a teenage guy tends to overreact when he fails, there is a pretty good chance he thinks his significance is based on success.

The king is enthralled by your beauty. (Psalm 45:11)

Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives.

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head.

Being myself is what got me to where I am.

In a universe that's an intelligent system with a divine creative force supporting it, there simply can be no accidents. As tough as it is to acknowledge, you had to go through what you went through in order to get to where you are today, and the evidence is that you did.

That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.

If we look upon fulfilling of assignments as building the kingdom of God and as being an opportunity as well as a privilege and an honor, then assignments and challenges should certainly be given to every member of the quorum.

My goal is always to just do my best and hope that the people who find my music also find God in the process.

One thing I've learned is that the best thing a producer can do is help you be you.