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 decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.

I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.

I mean, I know my heart is not clean, and your heart is not clean, and none of our urban hearts are clean. But you can be washed again.

As a kid, I was in love with Michael Jackson, and I just knew I was going to marry him someday.

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.'

When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.