Do what you were born to do. You just have to trust yourself..

The best thing is looking back and realizing how good life is. If you don't take the time to think about it and analyze it, you'll never realize all ….

I went to a high school for the performing arts and I lived and breathed music. It kept me focused; it kept me sane..

Make sure you have your own life before becoming someone's wife ~spoken to Oprah in an interview.

I've had the same car for five years - it's a convertible Jag which I bought with my own money. It's very Austin Powers..

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care..

I'm just free. And I can express my sensuality. I can express my pain, vulnerability, my strength. All of those things. Because I had a sheltered upb….

Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I'm just a woman and I love being a woman. If you'r….

Men and women balance each other out, and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other..

If he invited you out, he's got to pay..

I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control of every situation..

Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything?.

Honestly...how did I do as a big sister?.

I fell in love with music by listening to R&B, & it's the core of who I am..

The more you mature, you realize that this imperfections make your more beautiful..

When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what p….

'Cause your love got the best of me, and baby you're making a fool of me. You got me sprung and i don't care who sees, 'cause baby you got me so craz….

I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out 'Independent Women,' and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, t….

I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic..

When you're a pop star, it's a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so ….

I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I feel like I'm highly respected,….