When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.

The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it.

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.

A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up.

I have used all the manure that has been thrown on me as fertilizer to make me stronger.

I fall in love with myself, and I want someone to share it with me. And I want someone to share me, with me.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

My house was bugged. They couldn't find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don't like some of the things the government is doing.

Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.

Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.

Success and discipline are synonymous in life - you can't have one without the other!

Even though I was fairly certain God wasn't Ted Bundy, I kept an open mind, since this phone call was getting a bit confusing.

If a guy likes you, he will not just fight for you. He will also fight the rest of the guys who were hoping to take his place.

Self-esteem is the reputation you have with yourself.

I try to eat how your mother wanted you to eat when you were young.

The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology.

I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

So why, after prior successes, did Obama's race/class/gender attack finally sputter out like the French at Waterloo?