I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.
Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.
There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life.
Focusing on others will give you more influence and power than focusing on yourself.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
I think it's so important, as young women, to have relationships, especially when you're in your early 20s. But it's always so important to focus on yourself.
You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your real purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance and our destiny.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
There's a wonderful support network developing worldwide of people who understand what this big calling is, the calling of love. People often ask me, "Is it selfish to want to experience more love? Aren't you just focusing on yourself?" and my answer is that it's the least selfish thing you can do. When you start living more and more in higher states of love, it affects everyone around you and it's the biggest way you can contribute to this planet.
Sometimes, girls focus too much on relationships - like, "I need a boyfriend!" But you should really just focus on yourself. But it will all come together when you least expect it.
Before you have kids, you just have much less to worry about. It doesn't feel that way, but it's true. Once you have kids, your focus has to change, I think, at least to raise kids right. You can't just focus on yourself; it's too hard.
I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.
What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you're not really learning much.
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