I ain't never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder.

I don't think you ever really know what all you're doing, so you have to act on faith.

My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the pictures.

Cheating love is just as real as un-cheating love.

There are some people who physically are not beautiful. But the way they are, the way they treat people, they become beautiful, and you forget all about [their looks].

You can do anything you want to do as long as you keep a good attitude and keep working at it. But the second you give up, you’re screwed.

I think my life actually changed at 40. That's when you realize you can't ride the fence anymore. You either have to get on one side or the other. I think some of my best years were between 40 and 50: I got my priorities straight and life is good to me now. It's only other people who say, "God, she's 50 years old!" as if I'm over the hill. I feel like I just started.