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's that first step-getting out the door-that's the toughest. If you can do that, you've already won.

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

I don't have any health problems, but to keep your health improves your quality of life.

Don't go a full day or night without washing your face. You have to get all the dirt and makeup out of your pores.

...I would be a liar and my fans would hate me if I said to them, 'Oh, we're perfect and everything is great.' We have situations just like everyone else. We're not out in public trying to kill each other, but it's real. We love each other.

The fact is that everyone at the labels wants to do what everyone else is doing. You have to look like her; you have to be like her; you have to sing like her, and no one can express themselves. I look at Rihanna and I am so proud of her. She speaks loudly! You have to stand up and clap. She expresses herself through fashion. She actually can sing. And her songs mean something, even to me, you know?