Living life, I mean, my two stepsons, my husband, I think every day - today interaction inspires me - as far as music goes - inspires my art.

Without you, there'd be no sun in my sky, there would be no love in my life, there'd be no world left of me.

I believe above the storm, the smallest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in that great somewhere hears every word.

What no woman or man needs is anyone telling them they are 'too fat' or 'too skinny.' That just adds to the many stereotypes out there about a person's weight.

There's no way to explain, but all the pleasure is worth all the pain.

Even one kid going hungry in America is one too many. How can we stand by when the reality is that there are more than 12 million underfed children in the U.S.? We can make a difference.

I had some wonderful times in my 20s, but your 20s are hard.