A lot of people always question, 'What else can she do, what else can she do?' And I'm going to show you.
When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.
Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
I have always gone above and beyond, whether I've been given 30 seconds or 30 minutes, but at some point, you have to deliver and go to the next level.
I just felt it was my job to show that there is no easy way to success, and that anyone who gets even just one Top 40 hit deserves their moment in the sun. I accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. That is the timeless thing.
I think now I get to create and inspire more young black girls to continue doing what they love and reach for the stars.
Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.
We have to do the impossible, but it is possible.
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.
I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.
Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.
You work so hard to get to a level and you need to grab your chance with both hands.
I'm the kind of person that, if someone says, 'Oh yeah, you can't do that,' I want to then go do it.
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.
Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar.
You have to keep pushing toward those dreams no matter what setbacks happen.
Find things you're passionate about, and find others who are as passionate as you are and will focus on giving you an opportunity to shine and to have your moment where you can be in front of others to show what you can do.
I couldn't ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.
I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can.
Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.
Existence is the privilege of effort, and when that privilege is met like a man, opportunities to succeed along the line of your aptitude will come faster than you can use them.
When I came into this business, there was a bar set for me. My goal is to push it as high as I can to make my family's legacy even stronger. To add to the history that's already been created. So for me, it's a huge challenge that I'm willing to fight for every single day.
I just want to improve and show the people what I can do on the pitch.
I had to prove everything because I was coming from Milan, and nobody knew me. I was a young talent who hadn't done anything, so I had it all to prove and all to do.
