"I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself."

"There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself."

"Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment."

"Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?"

"It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry."

"My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself."

"Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them."

"I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated."