Even with our differences There is a place we're all connected Each of us can find each other's light, There's so much to be thankful for..

I did not practice hours a day for eighteen years to have my success attributed to a myth..

My school life was very much a wandering experience. I was having trouble in school and I was not making a lot of friends. So coming home and actuall….

I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belo….

I've been aware of my gay fans since album one. There has been such great support from that community and it has gone both ways..

If I'm in a relationship, I'll go to the ends of the earth. If I'm on the road and we have a conversation, and she says, "God, I really wish I was th….

No matter what your age and no matter where you come from, everyone can change the world in some way, whether it's being a mentor to someone younger ….

Singing brings out in me what I can't normally bring out in everyday life. It's an incredible feeling to be able to bare your soul to people you've n….

When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'.

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal..

I try to have a real close connection with my fans. That's extremely important. They are the ones that have been there from the beginning and proved ….

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva..

Let me fall. Let me climb. There's a moment where fear and dream must collide..

If there is one thing that is constant in this world, it is the power of music..

Maybe the gruffness and anger can be done with a purity of sound..

A beautiful and binding morning The world outside begins to breathe See clouds arriving without warning I need you here to shelter me. If I could mak….

Acting was definitely half of what I loved about storytelling and about theater. So, when I get a chance to do a cameo in a show or do a movie, it's ….

Music is what I always turn to when I'm feeling a certain way. It's my reason for everything..

Fly me up to where you are beyond the distant star. I wish upon tonight to see you smile, if only for a while to know you're there. A breath away's n….

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people….

I'm always so pleased when I can get a song or be given a song that really speaks to me and I can interpret, but if given the opportunity to really w….