I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.

I don't know what it's like for a book writer or a doctor or a teacher as they work to get established in their jobs, but for a singer, you've got to continue to grow or else you're just like last night's cornbread...stale and dry.

I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.

I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.

I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.

I want more out of life than I've gotten.

A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.