My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was so funny for me when I first started seeing Mama wear pants. It was like it wasn't Mama. Now I've bought her many a pantsuit because she just lives in them.

I had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be 'sexy,' even before I knew what the word was.

My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.

They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.

The future is as bright as the promises of God.

For someone to have faith in you at the tender age of 16 is massive.

I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.