If you wonder how long Ill be faithful. I'll be happy to tell you again. I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever amen.

You dont have to get beat up as many times as I did to come to your senses. Certainly I wish Id come to mine earlier than I did.

I don't know whether schooling would have helped me get farther along in music at this time. I doubt it would have.

When I got into my early 20s, I was going to bed one nightI was still drinking, still using drugs, and probably was drunk or high or both when I just picked up the Bible and started reading to go to sleep. I was amazed at how well I slept, but even beyond that, the next day, there was this peace of mind that was still there that I wasnt used to.

You almost felt sorry for the devil cause heaven knows he didn't have a prayer, when Mama prayed.

You continue to evolve with each album that goes by and, as an artist, you continue to expand with every recording project.

History will tell the story, America will always stand.