Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

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Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, "I can't tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let's walk faster." Emote. It's okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling

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Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside - to have a big hear and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.

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The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make somebody else feel good today.

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Do we have to know who's gay and who's straight? Can't we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?

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I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.

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I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

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True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.

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I don't know what people are scared of...maybe they think their children will be influenced by gay marriage, but I've got to tell you, I was raised by two heterosexuals. Everywhere I looked - heterosexuals. And they did not influence me. It's time we love people for who they are and let them love who they want.

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My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.

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