"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."

"Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion."

"Always believe in yourself. No matter who's around you being negative or thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever you believe, you become."

"I have to feel like I'm in control of my body."

"Only you can control your future."

"Once you let the words go, you have no control over how they're printed or what the media does with them. So there's no point in trying to make plans or to control it."