"I question my own motives in writing this. Is it sordid? Is it to gain sympathy? Is it to avoid criticism or worse, to benefit from the publicity criticism brings? Lord, I hope not."
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"I've never had no one to do nothing for me. After my mother passed away and left me to take care of my two sisters, nobody never did nothing to help me. You hate to ask anybody 'cause sometimes they'll frown on you, and I'm a true veteran. I won't ask. I won't ask."
"My faith is important to me but no church defines me or my life, and I am not a spokesman for any church or any group of people. My values define who I am. We need less hate in this world, not more."
"I just want to thank Jesus for letting me be a part of this, that he's put a voice in my throat. For everybody who's a writer, whoever's involved in all this, I just think it's such a gift. This community of music. I love it so so much, and I'm just incredibly grateful."
“[God] doesn’t ask us not to have sex for him because he wants rules and stuff,” said Bieber. “He’s like, 'I’m trying to protect you from hurt and pain.' I think sex can cause a lot of pain."
"Last night, while waiting to board our plane, Carter Jean was being her usual inquisitive self wanting to meet and say 'hi' to everyone she could, until she walked up on this man. He reached out and asked if she wanted to sit with him. He pulled out his tablet..."
