I pray before everything. When I wake up, before I eat, before I perform, before I go to sleep, in the moments I need guidance.

Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it's really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.

He broke my heart, and now it's raining, just to rub it in.

I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people.

I love being a mom. And I think what I love the most is the way it makes me think about what's important and what's not important. What to fight for and what to just be cool with. What it is that I'm teaching through example and what it is that I was taught that I don't want to teach.

I acted before I sang. And I did The Cosby Show, and things like that. But the music kind of came first. And it was a part of my essence. So I knew that I would evolve into this world.

The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you’ve got to have a good spirit on the inside. That’s what’s really going to make you look like you’re ready to rock the world.