I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing.

Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous

I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the same.

The music business is just the worst as far as Machiavellian, sharky, evil games going on, as far as manipulation.

There are people that don't need to run towards adversity. They grew up in circumstances where it's forced upon them. Other people lead, pushier lives. So there are all kinds of forms of adversity in the world.

When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.

I think it comes in cycles for Brandy [Burre] and for many women. You want to take care of your home, making it as good as possible for your kids and for yourself, and then eventually you feel trapped and you want to break out of that. You want to be someone else and you want the world to look at you as something else. Eventually, you come back again. The cycles are very much a part of her life.