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.

You either learn from your experiences or go back and do the same thing, and I learned from my experiences.

I don't listen to people's opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself.

The important thing is to realize that no matter what people's opinions may be, they're only just that - people's opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.

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.'

I listen to gospel music.

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.