As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

There is nothing that means more to a woman than a love she can count on.

If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing.

A taste of honey is worse than none at all.

Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the crowd I try, but in a lonely room I cry.

One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth