If you are going to think black, think positive about it. Don't think down on it, or think it is something in your way. And this way, when you really do want to stretch out and express how beautiful black is, everybody will hear you.
For a long time the only time I felt beautiful-in the sense of being complete as a woman, as a human being, and even female-was when I was singing.
The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.
If I do have some success, I'd like to enjoy it, for heaven's sake! What is the point of having it otherwise?
You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era; it should never leave you.
