General Sayings

Jazz is not a dirty word. It's a beautiful word.

I've never been a diva. I'm a lady.

The individual, the human being, is a very sad affair.

The men liked to make me into a pretty little thing. I didn't want to be a pretty little thing.

It's all in the mind, you know.

I'm not trying to be a star. I'm trying to be a legend.

The world needs me, and I need the world. But the world does not know it, and I know it too well.

I prefer the song of a thrush to the voice of a soprano.

You can't be a good cowboy and a good Christian at the same time.

I can't go to hell, I'm a good dancer.

There is no man living who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.

I resolved that I would not be a slave to the dollar.

The only question with wealth is, what are you going to do with it?

I like a little competition, but I like to win.

If I had it to do over again, I would have put more emphasis on education.

I learned a long time ago that you can't make up for a bad meal with a good dessert.

If you're not growing, you're dying.

I'm a Muslim. I believe in Allah and peace.

Don't think, feel! It is like a finger pointing a way to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.

It isn't important that I get an even break. It is important that I get a break, and it is important that I get a break that is fair.