I can't wear flat shoes. My feet repel them. I was in agony. My high heels had left my feet bleeding. Laugh all you want, my feet hurt

Stay triumphant, keep on living. Stay on your toes, get off the ropes. Don't let 'em ever count you out.

Sipping Bailey's Cream by the stereo, trying to find relief on the radio. I'm suppressing the tears.

The international music scene has grown so much, and America is sort of following that.

Basically, I started singing when I started talking. Music has just been my saving grace my whole life.

Being a mother is probably the hardest job in the world. I feel like, in a lot of ways, children come into the world to teach us.

It's a long road when you face the world alone, when no one reaches out a hand for you to hold. You can find love if you search within your soul, and the emptiness you felt will disappear.