The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

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.

Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

He didn't want to play football. He wanted to be told the truth.

Now is History as fast as the mind remembers.

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune

If the husband is always the prime suspect, the lover must be second in line.

It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.

Stand up and finish what you started

Do everything like someone is gazing at you.

Before me is the abyss. How can I leap across it? And if I do not leap, how shall I ever be able to reach God?

Silicon Valley is a mindset, not a location.

I can't say I had an ideal father, and I'm not a father myself.