I can look at cancer as a disease that picks me out and 'why me,' or I can look at it through love and say, 'This is a wake-up call. This is my body telling me: 'Hey, you're out of balance here. It's time to get in line with yourself.'

Mothers, tell your children: be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down - the legacy stops here.

I believed in Obama for social issues. I believe he brought our nation together and healed our racial divide. Martin Luther King's dream came true when he was elected. That's huge.

I kind of thought when I was 30 that you're as good as your going to get. And that's not true.

I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine.

Weight isn't a factor in nutritional health.

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.