I think America as a whole has come more to terms with separating war from the warrior.
Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I'm happy with that.
You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me.
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.
Politics are not my arena. Music is.
Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.
imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people's lives.
If, as Emerson wrote, every word was once an idea, every cliché was once a revelation.
Be willing and unafraid to write badly, because often the bad stuff. . . forms a base on which to build something better.