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

When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.

That's another lesson I've learned the hard way. All relationships will die if they aren't nurtured. Just as a flower will die if it's not watered. Because love is demonstration, not declaration.

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

I think the race situation is getting better as far as people respecting each other goes. I think the race situation with entertainment is not that much better.

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

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