I never took any kind of vocal lessons or teachings of how to - I never even took piano lessons. And a voice just came to me and said, go play the piano in the church.

Singing is my life. And when I can do that, that's when I'm free. That's when I'm at my happiest, I'm at my most.

I'm not going to sing something if it doesn't make sense to me, or if it makes me look like I'm begging someone or I'm weak, because that's not me.

I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free.

Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.

Play with me and you play with fire.

I'm going to keep on keeping on as long as I've got my health and strength, and God gives me that will to do it.

God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...

Music is my happiness, my joy, and when my body wasn't right I couldn't get into my music without being healed, without being healthy.

When I'm on tour, I don't see these spots as much as I'd like. I'm just in, I perform, then I'm out. I hope to spend years sightseeing, then more years after that.

I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

Love is the grounding of our existence as humans and is the basic emotioning in our systemic identity as human beings.

The tiniest mite has an inner life of which we can know nothing.

You may be worth more than you think!

An old friend never can be found and nature has provided that he cannot easily be lost.

I'm a very physical person. I like to run and I like to work out.

Don't be afraid. There's the two of us now.

I didn't come in as a writer that found producers, I came in under producers. So I've always respected the actual production process and producers in general.

When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.