Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.

I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.

Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.