"One thing should be kept at the back of our mind; if they don’t talk about you, you’ll never prosper in life. Who is talking about the dead now? They are talking about you because you are still relevant. Even if they are saying something bad about you, you should thank God for being alive for them to talk about you."

"Whatever is happening in your dream is like a picture, if you accept the dream, you have accepted the devil’s offer."

"You cannot forget your roots. Africa is like mother and child; you can’t separate them."

"It’s not every day you find people that have a love for the motherland and want to showcase our talent."

"If you don’t know your right, the devil can manipulate you and manipulate things against you."

"Apart from having great achievement in the circular world, you still need to know why God has created you and the best way to do that is to go to God."

"Women who believe they can’t do without friends find themselves to blame."

"Without God there are so many things we cannot do by our strength."

"I am not sure if there is much difference in music anywhere in the world. The world is a small place now with information technology."

"My own advice is that ladies should dress the way they want to be addressed. If a man sees you responsibly, he treats you responsibly and vice versa."

"Let nobody fool him self or herself that we do our movies in Yoruba because we cannot speak English, no, we do it in our mother's tongue because we are proud of our heritage."

"Well, all of us have enemies but I always make sure I pray hard and leave everything in the hands of God. You know even if you have nothing in life, you will still have enemies."

"I was taught by my mother that every good thing comes with challenges, I have to work my way up the ladder."

"As a Nigerian singer, people don’t need to understand a word of what you are saying to enjoy your music."

"Wisdom is profitable to direct."

"If I were a politician, I would make sure to spread love among my people but eliminating tribalism."

""I have so many achievements""

""Well, it has been tough, rough and beautiful""

""My aspirations in the next years to come is to see Nigeria improve for the better, to see good things happening in the country and for our youths to eschew violence and embrace good values and principles that will develop them and the nation at large. I also intend to continue to touch lives positively through my music and my life.""

""My first album was released in 1976 and I was 16 years old then""

""Secret Of Marriage? Don’t Love Your Man –""

"No tears, No Pain No gain. Just Do It."

"Be careful who you idolise."

"I was told I won't amount to anything."

"Don’t give motivational talks if you live off men."

"Not every woman wants to be kept by a man, majority wants to add value to their partners’ lives."

""Until you put on those big girl pants, just crawl back into trophy and borrowed life and let hardworking people breathe and appreciate their self-made lives.”""

""I’m a prophetess, I see angels""

"Marriage is not a do or die."

"As an actress, you shouldn’t create the atmosphere to be harassed, your carriage and comportment matter a lot."

"You need to understand that people don’t talk about someone that is not known. When people talk about you, it means you are in the spotlight where everybody can see you. Some of the people who say hurtful things about you even want to be like you."

"I feel that being a single lady is not a disease and you should not be cast out because some people feel that because you attain some certain age, you ought to be married."

"It’s to be themselves and never try to be the good girl."

"Just be you, anything that makes you happy, just do it."

"Experience helps in terms of being able to do the job in a satisfactory manner so when people see your experience play out, ideally they acknowledge your skillset and give you more opportunities."

"It’s okay not to understand; it’s okay to be tired sometimes; it’s okay to stress – you’re human too but just try and engage your child in an activity when you’re in a good place."

"I’ll be a dead man walking if I don't live in my true form."

"Be sure you are passionate about acting and that you are convinced its your calling before embarking on this great journey. There would be valleys on the way to the top and its your belief and confidence in your art that will keep you going."

"It’s not a one size fits all. It depends on what you’re making, what the script is, who the character is, what the story is, and who you’re working with. That’s what determines what process you bring to it."

"Women need to trust each other more because that way it’s easier to create what can be a foundation for a solid support system, be it an organisation or a personal relationship."

"Life happens! But when it happens –DO NOT KEEP QUIET. If you keep quiet, you start dying on the inside and you are giving the person who assaulted you victory. YOU MUST WIN."

"My greatest fear in life is to be ordinary and I have realized that the people we see as extraordinary people have one thing in common; they take risks and do things unconventionally. They make decisions most people may be scared or indecisive about."

"Whatever you do, do it with a passion while giving it your best."

"Giving back impacts my life positively."

"I grew up in a society that was not concerned about colours until l travelled out."

"Everybody is a star in his or her own career. Prayer is paramount in one’s life, and so also is consistency and focus."

"I know how it is out there that once I make it, it will be a good one."

"I don’t care even if people are criticising and saying all sorts of things about me, but I will keep on trying."

"Balancing the positives and negatives alongside each other."

"Accept criticisms once in a while but most of these criticisms are not constructive and that is the problem we have in this country."