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" Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president. "

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" Human beings should stick together. Honestly, if I see a red-haired person with blue eyes now, I say, 'Is your granny black?' "

" If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline. "

" I am an actress first, a singer second. "

" I'm not a rock star; I'm a soft person. "

" Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn't that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental. "

" More having to do whatever anybody said you had to do. I couldn't really do anything on my own. But as I got older and then came to America and then Grace became my name, it somehow freed me. All of a sudden, I can be this other person. "

" I feel feminine when I feel feminine. I feel masculine when I feel masculine. I am a role switcher. "

" People always like to make me seem taller than I am. "

" I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it. "

" It's the nature of man to give and receive - to be man and woman, all in one. "

" You don't do oysters and red wine together. That's a no-no; you just don't do that. I love a nice white wine with oysters. "

" My mum was very glamorous, an incredible seamstress. She made up those Vogue, Givenchy and Yves St. Laurent patterns they used to sell. It was church couture, darling! Because my dad was a pastor, she could get away with more than other women. Her skirts were that bit tighter. "

" Yelling between people in love is normal. "

" I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them. "

" I'm too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does. "

" Sometimes we'd have to climb a tree and pick our own whips to be disciplined with. When you had to pick your own whip, you knew you were in for it. "

" When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That's probably why it's so scary, because they scared me. "

" I go feminine, I go masculine. I am both, actually. I think the male side is a bit stronger in me, and I have to tone it down sometimes. I'm not like a normal woman, that's for sure. "

" I've had more misrepresentations than I can handle, and people have told the wickedest lies about me. A lot of them have taken their frustrations out on me, and I don't like that because it can wound. Not necessarily me, but those around me. Journalists can be so bad. "

" I always thought that feminine, softer side was just too vulnerable to put out there, because then it's like you're opening up a door for everybody to come in, and you don't know who's going to come in that door. "

" Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself. "

" My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.' "

" I wanted to be a 'jungle mom', where you're giving birth and getting up and doing things straightaway. "

" I didn't think I had a voice at all, and I still think of myself as an interpreter of songs more than a singer. I thought it was too deep; people thought I was a man. I had a very strong Jamaican accent, too; the accent really messed me up for auditions. "

" I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident. "

" Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay. "

" It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn't be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off. "

" One creates oneself. "

" I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day. "