If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

I had to learn how to trust my gut. Trust what I know to be right... not right, but not waver on who I am. Know who I am, know what I want, and know it. Not waver on it and be secure in that. And I still struggle with it. But I really... I can't be moved. You can't move me, and that all comes with loving myself, and I'm like my best buddy.

I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you.

When you're going to do whatever you're going to do, you have to get your, put your mind into it.

My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest.

I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms.

I can tell you I didn't feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that.