You take everything I've made the last 16 years. I'll take my freedom.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can’t see it.

I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.

The minority vote is growing, which is part of the alarm of so many Republicans and why Trump constantly whipped up their alarm with his racist statements.

He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.

Don't write about what you don't know even if you don't know it.

I would love to do a duet with Tim McGraw. I think that would be fun.

In New York, f*** isn't even a word. It's a comma.

The main thing going on in the 20th century is a dissolving of boundaries, all the boundaries that historical civilization put in place.

Image and appearance tell you little. The inside is bigger than the outside when you have the eyes to see.

All love's pleasure shall not match its woe.