I had cars, houses, jewels, furs, and a husband who loved me, and a career I was happy with. But I found fulfillment in my relationship with Christ.

There's nothing to compare to live music, there just isn't anything.

That's why you find a lot of entertainers are insecure, because it's the perfect camouflage for insecurity.

I had a fear of being alone.

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

The scripture that God used to save me was Isaiah 7.14, which today is still my favourite verse in the Bible.

God allows circumstances to build us up. God has got our back.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong.

All through my young life I wanted to sing, although nobody in my family knew it.

I've got all my life to live and I've got all my love to give

When I'm on stage, all is right with the world.

Everything is in the root. If you pick the weed without getting the root out of the soil, be assured, it is going to grow back.

Truth comes out in wine.

A lot of people from my generation of music are so focused on playing things correctly or to perfection that they're stuck in that safe place.

With Stripe, people who previously operated online or offline in a very limited capacity now have all the tools to work like a real online business. That's a very valuable thing.

As well as being in love, we're great friends. Warren makes me feel wanted, and that counts a lot with me.

If I hadn't become a celebrity, I'd probably be an alcoholic.

Your library teacher would say, "What happens to a generation that doesn't read the Classics?" Me, I'm not your library teacher. But I have some of the same questions and concerns, you know?

Queen Guenever, for whom I make here a little mention, that while she lived she was a true lover, and therefore she had a good end.

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that it seems to be independent of all law, all party, all religion.

What developed in my early days was the attitude to start attacking the thing I was scared of