It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else's job to take care of me but me.

The lyrics to the single 'Survivor' are Destiny's Child's story, because we've been through a lot, ... We went through our drama with the members ... Any complications we've had in our 10-year period of time have made us closer and tighter and better.

You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I don't understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat?

Imperfections make you more beautiful.

We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

Love is something that never goes out of style.

Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration.