I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'

I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then.

I believe in my cosmetics line. There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time someone helped the homely?

People tend to fear what they do not know, and what they fear they dislike.

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.

I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it was a Dream that filled me up when I was hungry. Now it's my Dream to see that no child in this world ever goes hungry, certainly not here in America, the most bountiful country in the world. We can do better...we must!