Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle.
I think it's a part of us as human beings that we search outside of ourselves for meaning.
I don't like being on television when I'm playing live. I don't even like being on Jools Holland or any of them programs.
But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition; but I will labour for freedom and for the moral well-being of man.
Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too.
I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member of the humanity of man, being a member of the family of the divine.
I'm in love with beauty and things and people and love and being in love, and those things, I think, on the inside, show on the outside.
I think every person has their own identity and beauty. Everyone being different is what is really beautiful. If we were all the same, it would be boring.
I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.
If you're being attacked by something on the outside, which I feel a lot being in show business, you just have to dial it back and breathe and know that you are protected.
All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.
For my first gig, I got $75. I could make money being funny, so I pursued it as a career and have turned it into a lucrative business.
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
You have to see the human being in the enemy. If there is potential for change, there is still hope.
I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.
I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself.
Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.
I hope it's enabling me to deal with another human being who's more important to me than I am.
I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.
