Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.

My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself.

Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.

Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.

I'm not psychic myself.

I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself.

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.

Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?

I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.

There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.

Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.

Linda Georgian is a wonderful psychic. She can do amazing things.

A case of can't do with, can't do without, that's why I married him again.

Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense.

I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.

I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.

I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it.

I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.

I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that's where the talent settled.

I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.

My motto in life is 'If you think it, you can do it' and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.

My self-imposed mandate is to be the voice for the voiceless.

Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress.

Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.

The music for me is paradise. I think it's where God lives.

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession. I feel watched 90% of the time, but that is something I drew with the cards that I drew.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.

There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror couldnt feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.

Brazil is where I belong the place that feels like home. They love their family their country and God and are not afraid to let anybody know it.

Crying is cleansing. Theres a reason for tears happiness or sadness.

Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained as one will always excel where the other doesnt and that breeds resentment.

Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

The world is... the natural setting of, and field for, all my thoughts and all my explicit perceptions. Truth does not inhabit only the inner man, or more accurately, there is no inner man, man is in the world, and only in the world does he know himself.

I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.

I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves.

I always looked for a man to rescue me and bring me happiness. I bought into that myth, of course, and looked for my own Prince Charming.

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

Let me first state that I believe that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman.

A man must be strong in that profession, he must have vigor of body and mind, yet I am all out of breath if I walk up a hill; I have not the heart to crush even a fly.

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.