"I'm the cofounder of Keep a Child Alive. We provide medicine for families affected by HIV and AIDS in places like Africa and India."
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"I've learned that one of my greatest secrets is scheduling downtime into a busy schedule. This gives me the time to have quality moments with my husband and son, who both recharge my spirit in ways I never imagined."
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"Even when I'm singing on record there's a lot of times when I'll fight for a bit of imperfection. I might not have quite hit the note to the perfect pitch, but there was a soul in there and feeling that,to me, delivers the emotion of that moment. For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not going to be perfect - that's the thrill of it."
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"Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O shades."
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"So we come together before you on this day, March 30th, 2015, with one voice in unity in the hopes that today will be another one of those moments in time, a moment that will forever change the course of music history."
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"I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me."
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"I love children and I love family and I love that interaction. Because I had a really close relationship with my mother, I understand that deep powerful love, and it's so beautiful. To be a mother to a child is the most brilliant gift; it's gorgeous."
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"Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13."
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"I've met many young women who are HIV positive and courageously fighting the disease. Their determination to live a full life and see their children live in a better world is deeply inspiring to me."
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"I feel alive in quiet moments with my son, riding our bikes or watching him line his trains up in a particular order, witnessing how his mind works, hearing him learn a new word. I'm alive in these special moments because I never knew a love like this."
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"You don't know what will happen from one minute to the next."
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"My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading."
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"Living will always be a struggle looking for someone to love you."
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"We're all going to change. Otherwise, it's boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?"
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"Most times, your blessings are also your curses. And for me, I have this ability to express myself so clearly with pen and paper, but when it comes to expressing myself verbally, I put up a big wall."
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"You are what you listen to"
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"My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me."
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"I don't know if we tell women great news about themselves enough. You'd be surprised how often a young woman doesn't hear positive things about herself - not in her home, not at school. It's hard to create a beautiful image for yourself when you've never seen it or heard it."
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"Some people want it all But I don't want nothing at all If it ain't you baby If I ain't got you baby Some people want diamond rings Some just want everything But everything means nothing If I ain't got you, Yeah"
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"The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements."
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