If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

Better friends than lovers. Sugar can't you see? You need you and I really need me.

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

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