I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth.

'Tis by our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven away

We all come to the point where it's time to get yourself straight, as a businesswoman, a mother, whatever you are in life. It's tough love but it's also being real with yourself. It's important to take those rose-coloured glasses off and see what's going on.

If you don't have a leg to stand on, you can't put your foot down.

Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything.

The "kingdom of Heaven" is a condition of the heart - not something that comes "upon the earth" or "after death."