Smoking cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall, teacher sends you to the Principal's office down the hall.

My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family.

I've always asked to be able to speak and write about injustice and to do it in a way that would encourage people to make things better for everyone.

It's my new single - please buy it so we can get Christmas gifts for the kids this year.

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always be around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever you'll stay in my heart

All I ever wanted to do was music, and all I've ever asked, as I've gotten to know and discover the world more, is that God would use me in any way to encourage and inspire love and inspire people to bring and give love to each other.