My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.

I'm proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We're all God's children.

What's in your soul is in your soul.

There can be miracles when you believe.

My daughter is my greatest inspiration.

No one makes me do anything I don't want to do.

I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.