“I like being a woman in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.”

“I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's ...”

“God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?”

“My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.”

“From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.”

“I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”

“Whenever you don't know someone and you overhear their problems they always sound so trivial.”

“Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.”

“There are always answers. We just have to be smart enough.”