"My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom."

"I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperfections equal beauty. All of us are imperfect."

""I told my mom, 'I'm not buying another magazine until I can get past this thought of looking like the girl on the cover'. She said, ""Miley, you are the girl on the cover,' and I was, like, 'I know, but I don't feel like that girl every day.' You can't always feel perfect.""

"I'm actually graduating early. I got a lot of work done already. Being home schooled, I have had a lot of tutors help me."

"I really liked working with Sean Paul; he is a very attractive guy, very hot. He was fun; the chemistry was really great, it was great to be in the moment."

"In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball."

"Wisdom principle 62 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 59."

"All philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."