Once I stopped dwelling on what I didn't have, on what I thought I was going to lose, and began to give freely, everything opened up for me. Everything began to flow into my life.

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.

All these little heifers who can't sing are called ‘divas’.

Anger is like the blade of a butcher knife - very difficult to hold on to for long without harming yourself.

There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing over and over and over.

Real divas give 150 percent. If they don't have the right dress, they'll go out in whatever they have. If there are no microphones, they'll still put on a show. They are people who put their heart and soul in what they do.

All I do is stay in the kitchen and cook. I don't go there to party.