Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.

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.

It is better to be kind than be impolite.

Maybe its because i rejoice over what i have and don't grieve over what i don't have".

Life is a game. To be a world changer choose to be the player and not the ball

You gotta keep that in check - you got to.

Your own shoes are hard enough to fill, but somebody else's are even tougher.

To take another breath, we must first exhale. When we have breathed out and emptied our lungs, we can breathe in again.

I'm pretty simple, I don't use a hairbrush or a certain kind of hair product.

Scripture often reminds us that it's not enough to have ears - we must use them.

Love, and do what you will. If you are silent, be silent for love; or if you cry out, cry out for love. If you chastise, chastise for love; if you spare, spare for love.

The dreams I chased took me on a journey,a journey more rewarding than the goals