I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?

So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.

Every exit is an entrance to someplace else.

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.

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.

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."

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.