My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was proud of.

I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself - let's put it that way.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Adjusting to the passage of time is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches.

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

I've never been pregnant, so I just feel God didn't mean for me to have kids so that everybody else's children could be mine.