Quotes of the week (Jan. 17-23)

"A friend said to me the other day: 'Oh yeah, you'll like her –she's like you, she's got a black husband' . And I'm like: 'How many times do I have to tell you – my father was black. My mother's white. In this country that makes you black, do you understand? I know I'm very light-skinned, but stop doing that!' It's one of those things that the world doesn't quite understand."



"Trust is always an issue for me. It's never been easy for me to trust anybody, and that's kind of a sad thing to say, but it's true."


"I'm proud of having enough faith to always get up and try again.And just being strong enough to get through stuff."

-Mariah Carey