I don't care who you are, life has challenges.
You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.
Beyonce, to me, doesn't have a f--king Purple Rain, but she's the biggest thing on Earth. How can you be that big without at least one Sweet Home Alabama or Old Time Rock & Roll?. . . People are like, 'Beyonce's hot. Got a nice f--king a--. ' I'm like, 'Cool, I like skinny white chicks with big t--s. ' Doesn't really f--king do much for me.
I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.
Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.
If I was president of the good old U. S. A. , I'd turn the churches into strip clubs and watch the whole world pray.
If it looks good, you'll see it. If it sounds good, you'll hear it. If its marketed right, you'll buy it. But. . . If its real. . . you'll feel it.
If you don't respect me you're not gonna get that respect back.
When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost, much more is lost. When health is lost, practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is lost, there is nothing left.
When teachers or people in authority put me down or in one way or another tried to make me feel less than equal to what they thought I should be - my mother was on my side. It was amazing.
Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.