I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.

And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

Love isn’t blind. Maybe we are all born blind and love finally gives us sight.

People who understand human behavior and personality tend to find flaws in every next person they meet, analyze their actions and develop bit sociopath nature.

You can't fulfill your calling inside your comfort zone.

If you really wish to contribute anything worthy to the world

The true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme poverty lowers the character of the democracy.

The pursuit of things robs me of investing more in the work of Christ.

‎Niko and his women will be the death of all the Stepsons yet.

Life is hard. Life is beautiful. Life is difficult. Life is wonderful.

Farewell, farewell! but this I tell To thee, thou Wedding-Guest! He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast.

Since I was small, when I was in school, I was a business girl. I would buy things to sell, gums for three cents, things like that.