The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.'

You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood.