My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN
And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Let’s start with the church. As you know, it’s my background, it’s a natural setting for me and it’s definitely my roots.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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