Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
It's always too early to quit.
Who seeks shall find.
You never know what motivates you.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Always desire to learn something useful.
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.