 After years of making wrong decisions in my life, in 1977 I found out that it was all right to be square, simple, and sober. |
| I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality. |
| I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time. |
| I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results. |
| I will always dance in the street. |
| A large family makes you accept sharing your parents. Topics: Parent |
| Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit. |
| If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards. |
| Divas need their furs! |
| The world I was born into was one filled with music. |
| I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people. |
| Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world. |
| Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members. |
| Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply. |
| A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit. |
| There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can't find any work. Topics: Show Business |
| Disco music in the '70s was just a call to go wild and party and dance with no thought or conscience or regard for tomorrow. |
| You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too. |
| I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true. |
| The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner. |
