I think artists are entitled to their songs. I'm very vocal and I understand that not everybody's gonna like me; it's not for everyone.

I think everybody has a responsibility to themselves. If at the end of the day, you can rest and feel OK with yourself, that's fine.

There are some places where you want to get money, but it's not really about the money.

Your Monday is not going to be like Saturday; the emotions are going to be different.

I knew I was always going to be around music. And I actually thought I would be dancing, not a vocal major.

Personally, I don't do certain things. I read articles and they'll pit me against Lil' Kim like I'm going to smash them down. I never said any of that; I never said I didn't like Kim or Foxy [Brown].

Old memories are always there. Like they happened yesterday.

Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.

I like the way you touch me.""I like to touch you... That works out for us, huh?

Unfortunately, every time there's a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.

Every day I wake up and I realize how lucky I am to be living this life.

I think that if anyone bothered to take a survey, they would find a sharp decline in atheism during the winters in Cleveland, Ohio.

They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.

Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst.

The greatest challenge of the next 50 years, I believe, will be to create dignified work for everyone... not through handouts and charity, but through market forces.

It's hard to have a friend when your name's a household word.