Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human being even, though I tried everything I knew to be a lady.

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.

Face it, nobody owes you anything. What you achieve, or fail to achieve is directly related to what you do or fail to do.

Mental health: having enough safe places in your mind for your thoughts to settle.

Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.

The first effect of adjusting to other people is that one becomes boring.

Punishment follows close on crime.

I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.

Philanthropy lies at the heart of human greatness.

Such is the advantage of a well constructed language that its simplified notation often becomes the source of profound theories.

Let those who think I have said too little and those who think I have said too much, forgive me; and let those who think I have said just enough thank God with me.

Make music a service that's easy to consume, and there'll be plenty of money for everyone.