Those people who wake up and they're just beautiful, they're just born that way. Well that ain't me. I gotta work for everything I've got.

I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.

There's a lot of women now with a whole lot of style but they are not necessarily song stylists. Some of their style is a lot like me and a lot of people sound a lot alike - you can't tell them apart.

I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.

Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.

If I hadn't been a woman, I'd have been a drag queen

I remain totally convinced that if we can do one more simple thing to help kids and adults to learn more, it is to inspire them to read more.