Sometimes the best things are right in front of you; it just takes some time to see them.

Talent like Michael's is rare. I feel so privileged to have known him and so look forward to honouring his memory in what is going to be the biggest and only tribute to this great showman.

If all I do in my life is soothe someone's spirit with a song , then let me do that and I'm happy.

You could have told me yourself that you found someone else, instead I heard it through the grapevine.

Soul is just that inner spirit. I use that inner spirit for whatever it is I do.

I don't regret any decisions I've made in my life.

I always kind of thought I want to be a good person, I want to be right to my fellow men and love them like were supposed to.

Well, I never danced with the 'Pips' - they didn't let me dance!

When you pay your money to see me, I want you to have the best concert you can have from me.

I had some great mentors as I was coming up and starting to sing so early - I've been singing since I was four.

They are called, "SELF-worth" and "SELF-esteem" for a reason... we can't let others decide what we are worth, that is so dangerous! Empower yourself!

Everyone needed an obsession.

I love dipping into dreams and sinuously sinking into sleep. It's the freest place to be. The possibilities are limitless and my imagination becomes a weightless wonder.

What’s the point of doing what you’re told if you have no choice in the matter?

The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.

To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.

Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

Being president isn't anything like reality TV.

God's love is unconditional. Be sure that yours is too!

The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just.