“I am focused on the work. I am constantly creating. I am a busy girl. I live and breathe my work. I love what I do. I believe in the message. There's no stopping. I didn't create the fame, the fame...”

“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love yo...”

“Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body.”

“Well my music was different in high school; I was singing about loveyou know, things I don't care about anymore.”

“All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room and shot my fear in the face...”

“It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from, or how much money you've got in your pocket. You have your own destiny and your own life ahead of you.”

“Prejudice is a disease. And when they come for you, or refuse your worth, I will be ready for their stones. I belong to you.”

“You have to stop crying, and you have to go kick some ass.”