I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and follow your own moral code and live by your own integrity, and mostly just be brave. -Jewel Age
I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to. -Jewel Poetry
I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together. -Jewel Family
I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you. -Jewel Home
I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry,' -Jewel Poetry
Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together. -Jewel Famous
I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for. -Jewel Thankful
Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds. -Jewel Courage
For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom. -Jewel Famous
Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback artist. -Jewel Music
For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom. -Jewel Mom
