I'm still standing up there tall and strong every night that I perform.

When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again.

I want to be remembered as a woman who was fair and always gave 150 percent, no matter what I did.

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

Peace of mind just can't be bought. Trust me: Even if your conscience doesn't stop you from playing dirty to get what you want, once you get it, it will keep you from enjoying it. As my mother used to say, "A good conscience is God's eye." Which is why I always prefer a loss to an underhanded gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

It's a sweet thing, faith. With it, you can handle any circumstance, any crisis, because you know God always has your back. And when God is for you, who can be against you? Nobody. As my Aunt Hattie says, "One and God are a majority."

Always respect yourself and don't go out there disrespecting yourself.