“I do think the love-gone-wrong songs go over better, only because thos...” — Jennifer Holliday Quote

I do think the love-gone-wrong songs go over better, only because those melodies and those lyrics have a different feel that you can grasp on if you're a torch singer like myself.

For singers, our singing voice is our natural voice, not the speaking.

When I was with Geffen Records, I weighed almost 400 pounds. The label told me that I had a great voice but wasn't marketable having a weight image.

For a long time, they thought I had lupus, then they thought I had something else. Finally, when I couldn't walk, they did a spinal tap and conclusively diagnosed me with M.S.

Success should always be just beyond your grasp.

Infinity is almost impossible for an eight-year-old to grasp. It's an inquiring age, and you're beginning to shape your thoughts and questions about life in general at that stage.

Venice is incredible. Although you may have seen it in pictures, you can't grasp how beautiful it is until you visit.

I don't believe anybody can really grasp everything that's even in one textbook.

People are always jumping at what's new - who's the next person, who's the hottest thing, or whatever - so to be able to grasp the attention of everybody is difficult.