Quotes about Personal Growth

I've never been that girl who has to be in a relationship. My job has given me such a big, full life and, while I know it's not quite the same as having an intimate relationship, I do have a lot of friends and family.

'Imperial' is me attempting to reach my ultimate form and to introduce a lifestyle of truth to my fans, be honest with yourself, and you will grow, ULT.

Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.

I realized early on that my fans are pretty young. 'My Story' is quite a young song and I think it's a good introduction because I have something to grow from.

I am an introvert. I should get that out there now.

I know the death of my grandmother acted as a catalyst to somehow turn something on because before 10 I didn't really have many intuitive experiences.

In fact, I'm very grateful that we were given that time to invest in ourselves and our craft before we were exposed to the public.

My consciousness is a process, and that includes my relationship with my husband. His being white doesn't make me any less black or invested in black issues, the same way him being a man doesn't make me any less of a feminist.

The more time I invested in myself and finding out what made me unique and special, the more jobs and campaigns I booked.

We knew we made a mistake in 2014. We didn't pick music that was dear to our hearts and weren't personally invested in a program. We vowed to never do that again.

I've made stupid investments. I've made stupid decisions as an employee. I've made foolish decisions as a manager. I've gotten fired. I've lost businesses. I went through all of those things.

I moved to Los Angeles, and 'The Office' became successful, and the charity/cocktail party circuit is really not my scene. But I played golf, and I started getting invited to charity golf events, and I just fell in love with the game ten-fold, and at a lot of these events, there were athletes.

Full circle: 2014 I go from playing on the street to getting invited to play on stage, now 2016 I'm headlining.

Inviting artists to do something, you want it to be a place where they're going to feel challenged and excited and that will maybe open up some new doorway in their own lives or their own creative practice.

I moved to London when I was 18 to develop my acting career, but I still love going home to Ireland to recharge my batteries.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

I learned how to cook, how to iron clothes. That really helped me be more mature than guys who are my age.

As far as my mental approach, I really think it's just knowing that the past is really irrelevant.

Everyone is different, and each has to create his or her own path, irrespective of who their parents are.

As students, it's important that irrespective of whatever you are doing, you educate yourself, as that gives you certain standing in public.

It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path.

I used to isolate myself and be in my room by myself all the time.

L.A. is so isolated and unhip in a way; it gives you room to figure out who you are and explore more personal stuff.

When I was growing up and until I got married, I had some times when I felt a bit lonely and a little bit isolated - even after I got married.