You have to be humble when you're dealing with God.

It is, at the most basic level, a bundle of contradictions: a desire for power that strips you of all power. A gesture of strength that divests you of all strength.

I know for a fact that sickness is easier, but health is more interesting.

Never, never underestimate the power of desire. If you want to live badly enough, you can live. The great question, at least for me, was: How do I decide I want to live?

People take the feeling of full for granted.

There is, in fact, an incredible freedom in having nothing left to lose.

In truth, you like the pain. You like it because you believe you deserve it.

For me, hair is an accoutrement. Hair is jewelry. It's an accessory.

I need to find creative diversity because if I get stuck, I get unhappy.

When you get a jean for a larger girl, you have to have them tailored for you. Tailoring is indeed everything.

I just think fashion is about enjoying yourself and being comfortable in your skin and allowing you to be you - all the way live.

It excites me when a person puts their whole self in a song or rhyme, or instrument. It fills me.

A lot of the girls I grew up with were pregnant by the time they were 16. I just was lucky.

Music shouldn't be a chore or feel like any kind of burden.

My heart and prayers go out to all single moms because it's tough, and I can't imagine any teenager dealing with a baby and all those hormones raging.

I always wanted to be a renaissance woman, do as many things as I possibly can and hopefully do them well or don't do them at all.

There's something really magical about having a child - it's like permission to begin again, start over, reevaluate some things, check yourself. Recognize yourself.

I think all any artist or person wants to do is grow spiritually, emotionally, professionally and mentally.

I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it.