We are all just a work in progress.

I don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that.'

God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.

Working in the studio is a more personal experience whereas on stage in front of a billion people, its more exciting performing live.

I can go out raw with nothing, and my fans would still be happy, but I feel that I owe it to them to give them almost like a Broadway musical at this point in my life. I have to give them something more, so I do have to think of different ways to do it.

It's up to us to choose whether we win or lose...and I choose to win.

I've just been growing right along. It's painful, but it's a great pain, and I like suffering for great results. It's like going to the gym. It hurts really bad at first, but after a couple of months and after that diet, you're looking so hot.