As a child my grandmother used to tell us stories about the dead and the mystical.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

Wherever there is ‘faith’ without regeneration it has to be that the uncured enmity of the natural man to spiritual things remains.

I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can.

Integers are the fountainhead of all mathematics.

The soul's bliss and suffering are bound together.

'Have fun' is my message. Be silly. You're allowed to be silly. There's nothing wrong with it.

Anytime there's a fire in a negro community and it's burning out of control, you send any one of them, send Whitney Young in to put it out.

Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I'm a big fan.

We shall progress inch by inch.

If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you.

In order to attract and maintain romantic and spiritual partnerships, you must be what it is that you're seeking. That is, you always need to put forth what you want to attract.