You demand respect and you’ll get it. First of all, you give respect.
I didn’t know how to show my self love, and I didn’t want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, ‘I’m not having it.’
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.
You can’t get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.
I truly enjoy Bono. I think he is an amazing person I love him.
When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that’s come through all that I’ve come through, still standing, it’s amazing.
I don’t know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It’s up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.
God comes first – if I don’t love him, I can’t love anybody, and if I can’t love me I can’t love nobody.
I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I’m seeing how knowledge can elevate you.
You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.
Don’t give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don’t stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don’t ever say it’ll never happen or it’ll never happen.
I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.
I don’t listen to people’s opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself.
I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we’re trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does.
I just want fans to walk away knowing that no matter what’s going on, no matter how happy you are, no matter how sad you are, we did it. We’re strong in this. We’ve come a long way, and life is not just one thing.
I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.
When I was a child I didn’t care about getting an education, and I didn’t finish high school.
I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that’s not afraid to pass on wisdom.
There’s so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we’re going to get through it. Just be strong.
It hurts when you have to smile and you don’t want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.
When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can’t move forward.