God loves me and sent his son to die for me so I have to live to please him because he saved me when everyone abandoned me.

People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in the tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say 'No more', and then you know what to do when the trials happen.

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

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

It hurts a lot when you cannot really comprehend what a person is saying in a meeting, or you don't even understand what you're reading in your contract.