I have fun just about everywhere I go.

I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

Well Lord, I'm still on the case. I'm still doing what Dr. King and Pops want me to do. I'm still on that freedom highway, and I'm going to walk on it until Dr. King's dream is realized.

If I wasn't my age, I would turn a flip. I would do some cartwheels. That's how I feel.

I would get in fights a lot. My voice was so heavy, kids would say you sound like a boy, so I would start beating them up.

I'm old enough to be Obama's grandmom. But I still like seeing good-looking things. Nothing wrong with that.