Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. But we are idols and we're all gods, so to speak, and I think that celebrities should acknowledge their responsibility, because we are in a position to help.

I've been to those places where it's 'poor, pitiful me.'

Paradise is a state of mind.

My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher. It was a sin to even pluck your eyebrows, and they thought it was a sin for me to be there looking like Jezebel.

When I sit back in my rocking chair someday, I want to be able to say I've done it all.

My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.

God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that.