“I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, ...” — Mabel Quote

“I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny's Child telling me I didn't need a man to feel good about myself, and I want to carry on that message.”

“I've been in two long-term relationships and - this sounds awful - they were really helpful for writing heartbreak. It makes good songs.”

“I've been working a lot with this girl Kelly Kiara. She's amazing. She's going to be super important for R&B coming out of the U.K.”

“I can't believe that I'm MTV's Brand New for 2018. Big love to MTV for even giving me this opportunity and to all the fans for voting.”

“It sounds really cheesy, but as a woman, I feel like I sort of found myself.”

“I put a song on Soundcloud, and Annie Mac made it record of the week, and a month later, I signed my record deal.”

“When it comes to '90s R&B, I grew up on a lot of Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, Missy Elliott, Usher, Jill Scott. Whatever my mom was playing in the house is what I was listening to.”

“A people decides its own destiny.”

“Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.”

“And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.”

“We create our own destiny.”

“I like to be in control of my own destiny.”