I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

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.

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

Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.

You can have a lot of New York and still see what's going on in the rest of the world, I think - like in China.

I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.