I have never gotten into the label thing.

They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there.

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'

I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.

Being a parent is very important to me.

It's easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.