American Quotes

You can't argue with stupidity.

Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again. I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to find in Christianity.

When in doubt, throw it out.

'Vanity Fair' caught me at a very exciting time in my life filled with night clubs, international fashion shows, celebrities and lots of cash to go around. Sometimes things just fall into place. 'Vanity Fair' was one of those things.

That said, there are certainly still cooks out there who make fantastic historical cornbreads, though the old recipes have often been changed to include modern techniques and ingredients.

My mission in life is to try and get to a point where my insides world is not affected by the outside world.

Most cornmeal producers don't tell you when their cornmeal was milled, which makes it difficult to know how long the product has been sitting in the store before you bought it.

Many of America's historical cornbreads were staple breads for people who didn't have many other options.

If you have a busy natural foods store in your community, give their bulk cornmeal a try: high turnover means the product will most likely be fresh. And if the cornmeal is organic, all the better.

I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough.

I have spent far too many years trying to make everybody like me. It's not possible. People can say or think what they want.

I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again.

But since you're asking me, I'll tell you my opinion: all cornbread is authentic, as long as it's good, hot, and made with love and fresh ingredients.

Sometimes you win by losing.

I don't have a lot of friends.

I can be an emotional eater.

I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.

Food has always brought me comfort and the bingeing is triggered when I'm in a space that is not positive.

Ever since I was little, I loved to eat. I started eating when I wasn't hungry. My weight has always been up and down.

By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.

As a child, I had to get up early for school or work. I'd get ready by myself. I'd set my alarm to wake me up very early in the morning, and be off to work, the family driver driving me every morning. I did it alone, my parents never coming in to wake me up.

Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had.

All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.

I'm happy with the people that I have around me. And they've been friends of mine since I was young, for a very long time.

I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most.

I have a pretty bad temper. But you have to really push me to see it. But everybody has their things.

I always get bored with my hair. That's why I would always change it throughout my career.

I think it's been a little difficult at times for the audience, because they've told me they see me as a family member. So to see your little sister sing about sex... I think they are pretty used to it now.

You can tell someone who doesn't have love in their life, then someone who is in love.