Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.

Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.