My children come first and the career comes in around that.
I can be a better me than anyone can.
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
Don't call the doctor, don't call ya mamma, don't call the preacher; no, I don't need it.
It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery.
I have never gotten into the label thing.
Being a parent is very important to me.
I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry.
I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.
No, nothing really upsets me.
With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me.
I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that.
I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.
I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money.
You see, I've never really studied acting.
I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
When we first began, we didn't have any hits.
My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.
I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.
I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.
I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.
I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
One thing you cannot control is nature.
Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible.
It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
