I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.

It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us.

I'm fine the way I am. There's nothing wrong with me.

It was the Control album that was really about what I wanted to do.

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

I can feel your body pressed against my body. When you start to poundin', love to feel you throbbin'.

I have so much more confidence in myself now than I ever did before.