It will kill four times as many Americans as AIDS will over the next decade. I feel that what ever kind of disability God has given me, as an entertainer and as a public figure, it is so I can be a representative for others.

I`ve had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being defined from within, and thinking for themselves instead of thinking about that silly culture out there, it`s powerful modeling.

A dead end street is a good place to turn around.

We`re spirited and spiritual... and fun follows us around.

Your body hears everything your mind says.

Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

When you`re a caregiver, you need to realize that you`ve got to take care of yourself, because, not only are you going to have to rise to the occasion and help someone else, but you have to model for the next generation.

They`re trying to tell us that we`re not right, so we have to buy their products. The number one cause of mental illness is not knowing who you are and you can`t know who you are if you don`t spend time honoring yourself, and living in the present.

There are many paths but only one journey.

I learned more about myself by being an RN than anything else I`ve ever done.