Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.
My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.
Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.
I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.
I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.
We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.
I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.
All my friends and peers keep asking me when I'm going to rest - I just tell them it's another dirty four-letter word!
Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress.
Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.
The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.
I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that's where the talent settled.
There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.
I try to be cognisant of when and how and what I eat and get as much rest as I possibly can, as that helps the vocal cords.
Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.
The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession. I feel watched 90% of the time, but that is something I drew with the cards that I drew.
I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.
Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't the case when a musician's work is played on the radio.
I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.
As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?
