I'm no different than you.

People with no humor, they're outta my life.

When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

I'll perform all the way to the grave.

I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada.

I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place.

I never thought I would be singing for the world.

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.

I'm very shy in a crowd.

I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.

You've got to know business before you go to show business.

I was very shy. I'm still shy.

So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva.

I'm very spontaneous.

Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.

So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.

All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.

I'm no different than you.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.

I was a shy kid with a broom handle that I pretended was a microphone.

I don't feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody.

I have to go 150 percent or nothing at all.

I decided to always sing in the back with the chorus and never went up front because I had trouble performing.

I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.

I've always known what I wanted. I've always wanted to be on top of that podium.

I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in a very short period of time.

I believe I made it in show business.

Like what you do and then you will do your best.

Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea.

Seems you can't outsmart Mother Nature.

Very quickly, without really looking back or trying, I was just suddenly lifted into another sphere.

I definitely see myself continuing to transition into more acting roles. I'll always be a coach. I'm always going to have a training center, always going to work with guys that are looking for some input and want help. I love commentating, and that's something I can always go back to and enjoy doing.

The only realistic choice is to follow your dreams.

I just put on what the lady says. I've been married three times, so I've had lots of supervision.

Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.

Everything in the world we want to do or get done we must do with and through people.

When all else fails, I am comforted by the fact that when I am ill or old, I will never be on my own. After all, you'd have to be a pretty terrible father if not one of your seven daughters was willing to take care of you at the end.

A lot of industry groups have said they support a federal law. They don't want to have to deal with 50 different state laws.

In all things give thanks.

No. I really don't think I'm cool. I'm not.

A human being does not turn another human being over to the monsters. Not for any reason.

We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become.

You will always have ups and downs in your life and your career, but just stay positive and go for it.

Little did I know that the last words I would say on WNBC would be the last ones anyone would say.

Hong Kong is a good fashion city. The interest is enormous. There's good potential in the Asian market.

Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.