You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.

Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.