Experimenting with drugs, drinking, doing this just enough to be accepted as one of the crowd, but I hated drugs, and I hated the taste of alcohol!

God allows circumstances to build us up. God has got our back.

A chic guy is in a suit. I don't care what kind of tie they wear. I don't care if they even wear a tie, as long as they can carry a suit.

I've got all my life to live and I've got all my love to give

At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong.

My grandmother went to church, but my mother had been inundated with church and decided that when she had children, she would not push church or God on her children.

I loved the fact that I could get on stage and be in control.