The streets respect me because I kept it real with me. You gotta be real with yourself, and the streets recognize game.

I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed I'd be, and that's perfection.

It's sad that a lot of identities are lost and a lot of careers are lost because there's sort of a clone thing going on.

I just want fans to walk away knowing that no matter what's going on, no matter how happy you are, no matter how sad you are, we did it. We're strong in this. We've come a long way, and life is not just one thing.

There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.

This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than them. But I want to continue to let people know that I'm no better and no worse, I'm just like you.

I'm searching for a real love.