Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win

There's not any religion or any culture or any race or any generation that cannot get AIDS or HIV. We all have to take responsibility for ourselves and get tested to know our status, and spread the word.

Don't lower your standards for anything or anyone.

I always keep my guard up with guys and I guess that can get in the way sometimes. I can make them go through hell.

I want to be the black Madonna.

I feel like pop stars can't be rock stars anymore because they have to be role models, and it takes the fun out of it for us, because we just want to have fun with art.

I stand up for what I believe in and a lot of the time that can be against people's opinion.