I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.

She's my teacher, my adviser, my greatest inspiration.

Sometimes you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll cry. Life never tells us, the when's or why's. When you've got friends, to wish you well. You'll find your point when. You will exhale.

I feel so blessed to just have done what I had done. To be able to just use what God has given me is a blessing. You know, never mind the Grammys, never mind the records, never mind all of that. Just to be able to sing.

I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.

I'm the kind of person, if, if I have a day that is nerve-wracking, or my week has been bad or something's going down, I won't eat. Some people eat, I don't eat. And it shows in my physical frame.

I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.