And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

I was dead unit you found me, though I breathed. I was sightless, though I could see. And then you came...and I was awakened.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

It's never too late for those whose time has come.

Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, 'tis but a hookless bait.

The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer.

What is Scripture? The Hebrew word is torah. Torah means teaching, learning.

Love says: I’ve seen the ugly parts of you, and I’m staying.

When a fact can be demonstrated, force is unnecessary; when it cannot be demonstrated, force is infamous.

I think Donald Trump showed a real quality that every leader needs, and that's resiliency.

I have a lot of supporters.