My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block.

I've learned so much from all my mistakes. I just wish I had gotten my education.

I think women should band together to get us more respect in all the businesses that we're in because, you know, if we turn 40, we're nothing and nobody. We all should band together and just say we're not gonna go down like that.

It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.

The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don't stay true to who you are.

I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does.

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.