I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.

It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

I used the physical scar of my breast cancer operation, the scar that I have across my chest as a metaphor for all kinds of scars.

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.