Quotes by Cheryl James

The part you don't expect when you start out is all the people who come into your life wanting a piece of you, not caring about your wellbeing. The insane schedule is very difficult. Touring looks very glamourous but it's hard and gruelling - the travelling, the meet-and-greets - it was too crazy.

— Cheryl James

Life

The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

For me, the bulimia was about stuffing my emotions. So I stopped suppressing my feelings.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

Our attitude is that we want to cross over. You can't go on making records just for your own hometown.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

Christians often want to hide behind the walls of the church, where we are comfortable, but sometimes we have to come out of the box.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

Rap is hardcore street music but there are women out there who can hang with the best male rappers. What holds us back is that girls tend to rap in these high, squeaky voices. It's irritating. You've gotta rap from the diaphragm.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

Change is not an event, it's a process.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

They keep telling me that my flow's up to date, you know. I guess they thought I was gonna come back sounding... old.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

But one thing that's constant is we've always appreciated fans. They put us on the map and they keep us on the map. I always put myself in their position. If I loved someone and had their posters all over my wall and met them and they were rude it would be very hurtful.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

— Cheryl James

Life

I don't want to give the illusion that one day God came down and I was healed.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

For the moment, I'm concentrating on my own stuff.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I don't like the fact that there are so few women in rap.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I got to that desperate place where nobody could help me but God.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I'm not really into the fashion thing.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I'm really open to doing music. We just have to figure out what kind of music it's going to be - something where I don't feel compromised.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

'None of Your Business.' It's the only Salt-N-Pepa song that I regret.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

People have this impression that I'm this crazy Christian, but I'm really balanced.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

There are a lot of good things that we can do. Maybe my example can help someone.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

There are different kinds of people in the world.

— Cheryl James

Life

We're not hard people.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I didn't want to get back into the whole industry. I left overworked, overwhelmed, and not having any control over my life. I was bulimic and needed to heal.

— Cheryl James

Success

I remember feeling all right with myself until age 13. Then, I was getting off the bus one day and this guy called me Miss Piggy. That was the first time I ever really felt like I wasn't okay.

— Cheryl James

Wisdom

I've changed my life in a lot of ways. I'm a mom, a wife, and a Christian. Some of the things I expressed in my early 20s aren't what I care to express right now.

— Cheryl James

Life