There are certain things we come into this world having to defeat. And for me, and I would not be surprised if a lot of women feel this same way, it's this thing of not being 100 percent comfortable with myself.

I've met many young women who are HIV positive and courageously fighting the disease. Their determination to live a full life and see their children live in a better world is deeply inspiring to me.

No matter how far you are. No matter how long it takes him. Through Distance And Time I'll be waiting.

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird.

I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it.

I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood.

Hand me the world on a silver platter, and what good would it be?