Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
I can, therefore I am.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Well, being that, at the house and being in the competition, it was very hard to be with family. We couldn't have visitors out of respect for everyone else there. But, being the American Idol, the focus would have been on me.