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.

People with no humor, they're outta my life.

So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva.

In matters of the heart it is always better to want something you don't have than to have something you don't want.

I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.

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."

God doesn't do the work for you; he does the work through you. It's not enough to look up; you must also look within.