You've got to know business before you go to show business.

I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place.

I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.

Tell Aretha I’ll be praying for herBecause she needs Jesus!I love her.

I haven't stopped looking for the good in people. I've just accepted the fact that I'm not always going to find it.

I don't feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody.

I clean my house, although I have help. I'm on the floor getting spots. I can't stand a dirty house. I'm a cleaning fanatic.