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" You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it. "

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" I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them. "

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" I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does. "

" If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story. "

" There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong. "

" I don't think there's anything they can say about me that I haven't said about myself already. And I would be an absolute total liar, and my fans would not respect me, if I said that my life and my marriage are perfect. But we absolutely love each other; we have fun together - it's great. "

" There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction. "

" I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me. "

" I listen to gospel music. "

" I have to have lemon and honey. I have to have apple cider vinegar, Braggs. And I have to have either Red Vines or Twizzlers. These things, you know, are the things that help my vocal performance. "

" I didn't know how to show my self love, and I didn't want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, 'I'm not having it.' "

" It hurts a lot when you cannot really comprehend what a person is saying in a meeting, or you don't even understand what you're reading in your contract. "

" Larry David makes me laugh. "

" As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage. "

" When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that's come through all that I've come through, still standing, it's amazing. "

" I like French fries; I like mashed. I love potatoes. "

" I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children. "

" I believe there should be no more drama, but it's everywhere you go. It's just about how you get out. You've gotta bob and weave because it's everywhere. How do I keep the drama low? It's about using your head. "

" I can tell you I didn't feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that. "

" I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real. "

" I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that pops up on their face. I've seen squirrels, I've seen a bird, and I've seen all kinds of animals on my face. But that is the result of self-hate. I've learned to say: 'You know what? I am a beautiful black woman'. "

" I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed I'd be, and that's perfection. "

" When I was little, like 7 to 15, there was nothing I wanted to do but go to church and go to school. "

" You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth. "

" It's challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love, because you're being shipped around. "

" Without your health, everything else means nothing. "

" I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.' "

" I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done. "

" It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life. "

" For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself. "

" This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than them. But I want to continue to let people know that I'm no better and no worse, I'm just like you. "