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I Talk Openly About My Past And What I've Gone Through - Abuse Being Something That Was Very Real In My Household, And A Lot Of Chaos Growing Up As A Child. I Think That I Naturally Just Gravitated Towards Music That I Could Really Feel On A Deep Level - And That Meant Sadness. I Was Able To Connect With That At A Really Young Age.

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Christina Aguilera

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I Talk Openly About My Past And What I've Gone Through - Abuse Being Something That Was Very Real In My Household, And A Lot Of Chaos Growing Up As A Child. I Think That I Naturally Just Gravitated Towards Music That I Could Really Feel On A Deep Level - And That Meant Sadness. I Was Able To Connect With That At A Really Young Age.

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I Have Those Days Where I'm Pmsing And Bloated.

Words Cut Through My Skin, Tears Roll Down My Chin

You Are Beautiful In Every Single Way. Words Can't Bring You Down.

You Are Beautiful

I Just Kick Off My Shoes, Walk Around Barefoot, I Don't Care If My Feet Get Dirty.

I Think You Can Really Gauge My State Of Mind By Listening To My Albums.

I Was 21. At The Time, I Was Under The Thumb Of My Label, And I Felt Like I Had To Do, Say And Act Out Everything They Asked Me To Do. I Was Trying To Please Them And The Public And Finally I Had To Say, "enough. I'm Going To Make A Record That Makes Me Happy And Addresses All Facets Of Being A Woman. I Don't Care If I Sell One Or One Million Records." That's How I Came To Make Stripped.

I Still Got The Nasty In Me.

I Feel Like I've Been Locked Up Tight For A Century, Waiting For Someone To Release Me.

I Try To Stay Focused On My Creativity.

Don't Let Anything Morph You Or Push You Around Or Have You Be Something You're Not.

There Is No Truth To The Rumors That We Hate Each Other. I Have No Ill Feeling For [britney Spears] And Vice Versa. I Am Proud Of All The Achievements She Has Made In Her Career, She Is A Very Hard-working Person. I Have Nothing But Love For Her.

It's Impossible To Redefine Yourself And Your Life Overnight.

My Elementary School Days Were Miserable. After Star Search, The Jealousy Got Really Bad That Our Neighbors Slashed Our Tires.

It's Hard Being Such A Powerful Woman In The Business. I'm Known For Not Always Being Warm And Fuzzy, Because You'll Just Get Bulldozed Over.

I've Gone Through A Really Hard Divorce, And Anyone Who Has Gone Through A Divorce Will Speak About How Hard The Journey Is From Start To Finish. It's A Life-uprooting Time.

I'm A Smart Girl. There Are Decisions That I Make For Reasons, And The Most Important Thing Is That My Son Is Happy And He Always Will Be. He's Surrounded By Love.

All I Want To Do Is Be Normal. But Really, It's Other People Who Won't Let Me Be That Way.

People Take Sex Far Too Seriously.

Blues And Soul And Jazz Music Has So Much Pain, So Much Beauty Of Raw Emotion And Passion.

I'm An Artist, And Expressing Myself In A Sexual Way, No Matter How That Changes Throughout The Years, Is Something That Has Always Come Naturally To Me. At This Point Of My Life, I'm 32 And I Feel Sexier Than Ever Because You Know What You Want.

I Want To Be A Poet. I Don't Want To Talk About Genies In Bottles Anymore.

I've Never Watched An Entire Episode Of 'american Idol'. It's Too Mean.

I Wanna Say Thank You Cause: Makes Me That Much Stronger, Makes Me Work A Little Bit Harder. Makes Me That Much Wiser. So Thanks For Making Me A Fighter!

Independence Was A Big, Big Thing For Me. I Saw My Voice As A Way Out - When My Parents Fought, I'd Run Up To My Room, Put On The Sound Of Music, Open The Window And Sing Out. My Voice Was My Escape.

I Like My Body When I Have Curves. We All Come Indifferent Shapes And Sizes, And This Is Something To Celebrate.

Pain Is Rewarding, In Every Capacity.

When You're Young, It's So Easy To Get Bull-dozed.

The Sky Is The Limit. I'm Just Following Where Life Takes Me. It's Been An Incredible Journey.

I Don't See Makeup As A Defense. I See It As A Creative Outlet. I Am A Woman Who Has My Extreme Vulnerable Side And My Baggage--and At Times I Feel Extremely Weak. And Who's To Say A Little Mascara Doesn't Make You Feel More Confident When You Pop It On And Look In The Mirror? It Helps, Especially In My Position, Where I Have People Waiting Down The Street To Take Pictures Of Me So They Can Evaluate And Criticize Every Little Flaw On My Face.

The Beautiful Faces Of The Children I’ve Met In Rwanda And In Other Countries Are With Me Every Day And Fuel My Passion To Raise Awareness Of The Global Hunger Issue. That’s Why I’m Urging Everyone To Join Me And #passtheredcup For Yum! Brands’ World Hunger Relief Effort. Together We Can Move Millions Of Children From Hunger To Hope.

I Find Fragrance To Be Such A Mood Enhancer And Definitely A Seduction Tool.

After I Had My Son, Max, I Knew I Wanted To Get Involved In Causes That Help Children.

I’m Addicted To Your Allure And I’m Fiending For A Cure.

Honestly, I Just Want To Have A Good Time, Listen To Great Singers And Great Music, And Just Use My Instincts, As Usual.

I Want To Be An All Round Entertainer, I Want To Act, Make Films, Make Albums, Do Whatever I Can.

My Body Can't Put Anyone In Jeopardy Of Not Making Money Anymore - My Body Is Just Not On The Table That Way Anymore.

My Mom Brought Me Up To Believe That My Talent Is A Gift And A Blessing.

I Have Spoken Honestly About Being Born Into A Home Where There Was Discord And Chaos. I Saw My Mom Have A Rough Time With My Dad Being Very Controlling, Which Is Why I Push Back Whenever I Feel Like Someone Is Trying To Box Me In. It Makes Me Run For The Hills.

Being Too Thin. Being Bigger. I've Been Criticized For Being On Both Sides Of The Scale.

I'm A Risk Taker And I've Always Been Like That, Especially When It Comes To Fashion.

I Have Six-year-old Fans That Weren't Even Around For 'genie In A Bottle' Or Even 'fighter.'

It's So Weird To Say This About The Icon And Legend That Is Cher, But She's Like An Old Girlfriend. We Still Talk All The Time. She's An Incredible Person Personally And Professionally, Giving Such Amazing Advice, Stories For Days, Been There Done That. She's One Of A Kind.

Growing Up With The Childhood That I Had, I Learned To Never Let A Man Make Me Feel Helpless, And It Also Embedded A Deep Need In Me To Always Stick Up For Women.

I've Always Been Really Good With My Heels. Even Pregnant, I Could Perform In Heels.

I Am Ecuadorian But People Felt So Safe Passing Me Off As A Skinny, Blue-eyed White Girl.

I'm Content With Life, And I'm Finally At That Place Where I Feel Relaxed And Can Really Enjoy What's Going On Around Me.

My Future Daughter Is Not Going To Go Through What I Did.

It's Always Nerve-wracking When You're Hosting "saturday Night Live." You Either Sink Or Swim.

My First Love Was Singing And I Had No Time For Boys.

We Take Food For Granted, But It Isn't A Luxury For Many People.

I'm An Ocean, Because I'm Really Deep. If You Search Deep Enough You Can Find Rare Exotic Treasures.

I Know My Comfort Zone And I Know What My Strong Points Are And My First Love Was Always Music. I'm A Huge Cinema Fan. I Was Taking My Time; I Got Offered A Lot Of Scripts And Things Along The Way But Until Burlesque Showed Up At My Doorstep, It Really Spoke To Me. I Have A Collection Of Burlesque Books At Home That I've Had For Years. I've Always Been Intrigued And Fascinated With The Topic, The Beauty And The Art Of It And The Comedic Value Of It. I Think It's Just A Beautiful, Empowering Thing For Women.

I Talk Openly About My Past And What I've Gone Through - Abuse Being Something That Was Very Real In My Household, And A Lot Of Chaos Growing Up As A Child. I Think That I Naturally Just Gravitated Towards Music That I Could Really Feel On A Deep Level - And That Meant Sadness. I Was Able To Connect With That At A Really Young Age.

I Think That Whatever Size Or Shape Body You Have, It's Important To Embrace It And Get Down!

During That Grammy Moment, When I Nearly Collapsed, I Was Thinking, Are You Kidding Me? I've Always Been Really Good With My Heels. Even Pregnant, I Could Perform In Heels. Note To Self: Never Wear A Train Onstage.

Whether You Like Me, Or Hate Me, This Is Me.

I Love Red And I Think It's More Than Just A Color: It Evokes An Emotion. When You Wear Red, It Makes You Feel Empowered And Sexy. For Me, Sin Is All About Temptation And The Power Of Seduction. Red Sin Is A Combination Of Those Elements To Make Women Feel Irresistible.

The Schedule Is Crazy - It's All Suitcases And Hotel Rooms And You Just Go Nonstop. It's A Crazy Lifestyle, It Really Is.

The Real Beauty - Inside, It Comes From The Heart, Where Love Lives. If Not, Even The Most Common Facial Features Can Not Hide The Emptiness, Which Eventually Pushes People.

After All You've Put Me Through, You Would Think I Despise You, But In The End I Want To Thank You Because You Made Me That Much Stronger.

I'm A Big Micro Manager; I'm A Stickler About Organisation; Everything Needs A Place, A Purpose, And Micro Managing Myself Even When I'm In The Studio.

I Don't Think I Could Ever Really Be With A Woman Because That's A Lot Of... Yeah, There's A Lot Of Estrogen And I'm A Lot To Deal With When It's That Time Of The Month, So I Can't Imagine It Times Two.

When You Have A Specific Vision For Something, You Just Go In And Attack It.

I Knew There Would Be A Negative Reaction In The Press To My Divorce, But I Am Not Going To Live My Life Because Of Something Someone Might Say.

You Are Beautiful, No Matter What They Say.

My Emotions Overload Because There Is No Hand To Hold, There’s No Shoulder Here To Lean On; I’m Walking All On My Own.

At A Really Young Age, I Decided I Was Never Going To Feel Helpless, I Was Never Going To Feel Weak Around A Man, And I Was Never Going To Rely On Anyone.

One Day I Hope To Open A Shelter Of My Own. I Think It's Really Important To Share My Own Story With Women Who've Been Abused, Because Going Through That Experience Has Led Me To Where I Am Today: It's Given Me The Strength And Motivation To Be The Best That I Can Be.

You Know What, I'm Very Interested In Acting, But Right Now I'm Busy Promoting My Album And Going On Tour Because That's My First Love, But I'm Very Interested In Doing Some Parts That May Come My Way. I've Been Offered A Few Movie Parts So Far, But I Have To Really Concentrate On Singing. But It's Something I'm Interested In Doing Eventually. I Haven't Been Offered A Part That Truly Inspires Me To Take Time Off, Though.

Basically, What I'm Saying Is There Is Nothing Fake About What I Do. I'm Up-front, I'm Real, I'm Honest And I'm Open With My Feelings.

The Female Body Is Something That's So Beautiful. I Wish Women Would Be Proud Of Their Bodies And Not Diss Other Women For Being Proud Of Theirs.

Sometimes, Especially In The Last Six Months, I Still Feel Like Going To The Window And Singing Out All My Troubles.

For Me The Visual Is Just As Important As The Music. I Would Never Record Without My Red Lipstick. It Was My Way Of Getting Into Character, Sort Of Like Method Singing.

Power Is Making A Statement About Who You Are.

I Think They Say That When You're Breast Feeding, You Know, Your Weight Kind Of Slims Down. It's A Little Easier. It's Like A Workout Within Itself. It's Very Tiring Actually And You Find Yourself Snacking More Often.

Finding Yourself

I Love The Old Hollywood Glam Look: Platinum Blonde Hair, The Perfect Red Lip. It's Very Marilyn Monroe And Shows A Pure Feminine Beauty.

Feminine Beauty

I've Found That Doing Interviews Forces You To Face Yourself; I'm Constantly Having To Search Within Myself, To See Why I Do Certain Things.

I Don't Weigh Myself - It's All About How I Feel In My Clothes.

I Was Never Into The Boy Crazy Thing Because I Was Very Focused On My Career.

I Don't Want To Be Just A Straight Pop Singer. I'm A Vocalist And That's What I Want To Be Seen As In The Long Run.

I Lose Myself In My Performances So I Wouldn't Say That I Ever Act On Stage. I Don't Find It To Be An Acting Drill For Me. I Just Find It To Be Something Very Real That Comes From A Very Gut-driven, Honest Place.

A Lot Of People Are Afraid To Face Themselves, Especially When Something Goes Wrong. But That's Important, Because If Something Happens Within A Relationship, It Could Be How You're Allowing Someone Else To Treat You.

If I Was Having A Bad Day, Or If Something Was Really Getting Me Down -- Boy Troubles, Whatever -- I Wanted To Go Out And Get A New Piercing. It Was Definitely A Release For Me. Something That Made Me Feel A Little More Strong Or Empowered. Because It Was Something That Had To Do With Me And No One Else.

I Embraced Being A Pop Artist, But I Like Doing It On My Own Terms, At My Own Pace.

Fashion Is A Lifestyle, It's A Choice,it's A Freedom Of Expression.you Have To Live It, You Have To Love It. You Have To Breathe It. Life's All About Love And Glamour.

Just The Whole Concept Of Burlesque, I've Always Been Fascinated With It. I've Always Collected So Many Books About Burlesque.

When You're Seventeen Years Old, Green And Inexperienced, You're Grateful For Any Guidance And Direction You Can Get.

I Have A Lot Of Aggression In Me That Needs To Come Out In A Not-very-precise Or Articulate Way.

It's An Amazing Thing To Say, 'i'm Beautiful,' Without Feeling Like You're Cocky.

So Now The Devil's In My Soul.

For A Shield From The Storm, For A Friend, For A Love To Keep Me Safe And Warm...i Turn To You. For The Strength To Be Strong, For The Will To Carry On...for Everything You Do, For Everything Thats True, I Turn To You.

I Didn't Want To Do Something That Was Easy For Me.

Some People Are Afraid Of Change And [feel] That Getting Older Is A Bad Thing, But I Really Love Maturing And Gaining Wisdom, And The Experience Of Being Pregnant And Having A Child And Seeing What A Woman's Body Can Do Is Amazing.

I Just Get Really Bored With Sticking To The Norm And Having The Proper Conservative Image. That's Just So Not Me.

Getting Older, You Just Don't Want To Sing Fluffy.

What Is It In Us That Makes Us Feel The Need To Keep Pretending... We Gotta Let Ourselves Be.

I Don't Have Anything To Hide But What Happens Is The Media Tend To Beat Up What I Say.

Certain People Want To See Me Solely As A Pop Act, But There Are Many Different Sides To Christina Aguilera Besides The Pop Girl.

You Need To Find The Power Within To Make [things] Happen For Yourself. When You Realize This, You Are Unstoppable.

For Me The Visual Is Just As Important As The Music.

It's Important To Recognize Your Own Self-destructive Behavior And Be Honest About It. You're Only Hurting Yourself Or Losing Out On Your Truth And Happiness. I'm Not Afraid To Face My Own Personal Stuff. It's So Important To Dig It Up And Figure It Out And Move On.

I've Always Been Inspired Even More By Any Naysayers To Keep Going For What I Really Want And They've Almost Been My Inspiration Many Times More So Than Any Positive People Around Me To Conquer.

My Fans Do Deserve To See Me Back Out On The Road.

When Success Comes, People Can Try To Trick You Or Take Advantage Of You.

Hurt Me To See The Pain Across My Mothers Face, Every Time My Father's Fist Would Put Her In Her Place.

It's Important For Someone Who's Dealt With Violence To Be Able To Talk To Someone, No Matter Who It Is. So I'm Vocal About How I Feel. That's How I've Worked Through A Lot Of My Problems.

I Feel Things Deeply.

Who Is That Girl I See, Staring Straight Back At Me? When Will My Reflection Show Who I Am Inside?

The Artists I Look Up To Are The Ones Who Push Their Own Limits.

I'm One That Likes To Collaborate. I Love Feeding Off The Creative Energy, And It Only Makes Me Better.

I Don't Need Nobody Tryin' To Make Me Over -- I Just Wanna Live Simple And Free.

Etta James Is My All-time Favorite Singer. I've Said It In Every Interview, In Every Story, In Every On- And Off-camera Question. That Music Was Always Such A Huge Escape For Me, Even From A Young Age.

When I Learned How Millions Of Children Go To Bed Hungry, My Only Response Was, 'what Can I Do To Help?'

I'm Very Eclectic In What I Like And What I Listen To. But My Favorite Musical Ever Is "the Sound Of Music." That Was Actually One That Inspired Me To Sing.

I'm Turning 30 Years Old This Year ... It's Better Than 20, I'll Tell You That. The Lessons I've Learned.

The Roughest Road Often Leads To The Top.

I Wouldn't Feel Right Wearing Clothes Covering My Body.

I Have Fun Being Sexy And Tough At The Same Time.

It's Frustrating Always Being Compared To Britney Because We Are Two Very Different Artists... We Both Dance And Sing But People Have Not Yet Had Enough Time To Realise That There Is A Huge Difference Between Us. If She Wants To Go And Do Something, I'll Want To Do The Opposite.

I Look Back At The Looks I've Had Over The Years. I'm Proud Of Myself That I Had The Courage To Experiment With Crazy Hairstyles And Some Fashion Things. Would I Do It Again? No. But That's Part Of The Learning Process And Getting From Point A To Point B.

The Red Lips Are - I Don't Want To Call Them "armor," But They're The Clothes Of My Character, And I'm In The Business Of Entertainment. Wearing Red Lipstick Helps Get Me Into That World.

I Don't Even Watch My Own Show: I Tape It, I'm Out.

Bruises Fade Father, But The Pain Remains The Same. And I Still Remember How You Kept Me So Afraid.

The Female Form Is Much More Erotic Than The Male, Who Doesn't Think That?

People That Fel Alone Or Outcast That Hurt, Kids That Feel Bullied Or Lost, Remember That You Have A Voice And You Should Use That Voice To Survive And Persevere.

People Who See An Unhappy, Sulky Pop Star Assume That She's An Ungrateful, Self-absorbed Little Ninny. But Nobody Knows What's Really Going On. I Need To Eat, I Need To Sleep, And Sometimes Those Things Weren't Considered. It Was Like, "when Do You Think I'll Have Time To Go To The Bathroom?" That Wasn't On The Schedule.

I Want To Be A Poet And Have A Chance To Explore That And Let People Know What's Really On My Mind.

That's Why I Wrote 'fighter'. I Have That Need In Me To Help People. I Am All About The Underdog.

I've Been Through My Highs, I've Been Through My Lows; I've Been Through The Gamut Of All Things In This Business. Being Too Thin. Being Bigger. I've Been Criticized For Being On Both Sides Of The Scale. It's Noise I Block Out Automatically. I Love My Body.

It's Definitely A Dream Come True To Be Recognized And To Be Able To Sign Autographs. But, It's Also A Lot Of Hard Work And Can Be Draining. If You Don't Know Already, You Will Quickly Learn Who Your Real Friends Are.

Call Me A Slag. If It Means Being A Strong Woman, I'll Gladly Be That.

Being A Strong Woman

I Think It's Really Great When You Stand Up For Something That You Really Believe, Even If You Get Heat For It.

So, Where's The Cannes Film Festival Being Held This Year?

I Was Very Pushed To Look A Certain Way And Act A Certain Way, And It Wasn't Me, But I Played By Their Rules To Get My Foot In The Door.

Being A Working Mother Is Not Easy, But I Think It Helps You Choose What's Important In Your Life. If I Think About Starting A New Project - Whether It Be Music, A Movie Or A Fragrance - I Always Stop And Think: Is This Something I Feel Really Passionate About? That Way, If I'm Not At Home At Least It's For Something I Really Love, And My Son Can Look Up To That.

I Stray Away From Formulaic, The Formatted.

I Think That The Best Way You Can Get Honesty Across In Your Music To Connect And Relate To People Is To Be Motivated By Personal Emotions, Stories And Feelings.

Why Is A Woman's Sexuality Always Under So Much Scrutiny? Why Can't She Do Exactly What She Please Without Being Called A Million Things?

I Definitely Love Women. They Are More Attractive To The Naked Eye.

When I First Met My Husband, I Needed That Helping Hand To Take The Reins And Look After Me.

I Think An Artist Can Fit Under A Few Different Categories Depending On How Much You Explore Your Creativity. It Can Vary From Artist To Artist From Musician To Performer To Vocalist. I Thrive On Creativity. So In The Long Run I Want To Be An All Around Entertainer.

You Can Never Be Too Perfect, Too Thin, Too Curvy. I'm Very Confident And Happy With My Body.

Being A Mom Changes Your Life. It Actually Has Made Me Become More Comfortable In My Own Skin And My Own Body Because It's Such A Growth And A Learning Lesson.

I Really Love Traveling To Japan.

My Son Is Healthy And Happy, So That's All That Matters To Me.

For Me, My Voice And Music Was Always An Outlet. Growing Up In An Unstable Environment And Whatnot, Music Was My Only Real Escape.

You Used To Have To Sing And Convey Emotion, And Now, Well, Technically You Can Do Anything With Technology. It Sucks For Music Today, But That's Why That Old Music Feels So Good To Me.

I Want To Look Good When People See Me.

It's Important To Take Time For Your Spouse And Nurture The Relationship.

I Have Always Been One To Encourage Perseverance.

I'm Not One That Just Throws Music Out There To Keep It Coming, And All That. I Believe In The Craft, And The Time It Takes To Really Nurture Something And Put A Lot Of Effort Into The Details.

[2010] Was A Rough Year. Between My Divorce And The Other Things I Went Through, A Lot Happened. It's Hard For Anyone To Go Through That In Public. But When You're A Celebrity And Under A Microscope, It's 58 Million Times Harder. I Grew An Even Thicker Skin After That Hard Year.

I'm Not A Judgmental Person, So I Can't Comment On Someone Else's Background.

In The End You’ll See You Won’t Stop Me.

The Blind Audition Process Can Be Nerve-wracking.

There Was No Way In Hell I Was Going To Jeopardize My Baby For My Show.

When You're Part Of A Pop Phenomenon, You Have So Many Opinions Shoved Down Your Throat.

I Turned To Music Originally Because Of My Past And Needing A Release Or An Outlet To Get Out Anger Or Frustration Or Hurt.

My Parent's Divorce And Hard Times At School, All Those Things Combined To Mold Me, To Make Me Grow Up Quicker. And It Gave Me The Drive To Pursue My Dreams That I Wouldn't Necessarily Have Had Otherwise.

I'm Embracing Many Different Things, But It's All Feel-good.

So Consumed In All Your Doom, Trying Hard To Fill The Emptiness.

There's Always A Positive To Those Negative Times, Because You Come Out Of It So Much Stronger And Wiser. Strength Comes From Every Hardship, And It's Been A Lesson For Me.

I Really Don't Spend Any Time On The Internet, So I Guess I Live A Little Under A Rock In That Respect.

At This Point Of My Life, I'm 32 And I Feel Sexier Than Ever Because You Know What You Want.

I Was Brought Up In A Household Of Chaos And I Never Felt Stable At Home.

Becoming A Mother Has Helped Me To Realize Who I Am Aside From My Career.

I'm Not Really Religious But Very Spiritual. I Give Money To This Company That Manufactures Hearing Aids On A Regular Basis. More People Should Really Hear Me Sing. I Have A Gift From God.

I Have A Lot Of Things To Say And A Lot Of Things To Let Out Of Me.

I Felt Caged By My Childhood.

Now Everyone Is A Critic.

I Never Mind Contorting Myself For A Good Cause.

Actually, The Challenge I’ve Always Had Is Being Too Thin, So I Love That Now I Have A Booty, And Obviously I Love Showing My Cleavage.

When I'm Lost In The Rain, In Your Eyes I Know I'll Find The Light To Light My Way And When I'm Scared, Losing Ground When My World Is Going Crazy You Can Turn It All Around And When I'm Down You're There Pushing Me To The Top You're Always There, Giving Me All You've Got

I'm A Bit Of A Night Owl Because That's When I Feel The Most Creative And Alive.

I Don't Want To Believe My Own Hype. I Want To Stay Hungry And Stay Eager And Be The Best That I Can Be.

Sometimes You Just Know What You're Placed On This Earth To Do.

To Be Given The Opportunity To Help Shape New Artists' Careers And Mentor Them To See Their Dreams Come To Fruition Is A Task I Welcome With Open Arms.

Men Aren't As Strong And Capable As We Are. We're Machines.

Target Is One Of The Best At Really Listening To The Artist And Understanding What They Are About.

It's Been A Joy To Be A Part Of Other People's Journey, To Be Able To Inspire And Be A Part Of New Singers Coming Up In This Business.

I Still Have My Eyes On The Prize: I Want To Be That Old Lady Onstage Shaking Her Hips And Singing Her Greatest Hits.

You've Got To Make A Decision: Are You Going To Go Down With The Situation, Or Are You Going To Focus And Succeed? My Dream...kept Me Going.

I Am Very Honest, Even In Interviews.

I Was Brought Up In A Household Of Chaos And I Never Felt Stable At Home. At A Really Young Age, I Decided I Was Never Going To Feel Helpless, I Was Never Going To Feel Weak Around A Man, And I Was Never Going To Rely On Anyone. Independence Was A Big, Big Thing For Me.

I Love Tom Cruise. When Penelope Cruz Is Through With Him, I'm Next.

Mormons Aren't Gonna Buy My Album But, You Know, What Are You Gonna Do?

I'm Experimental By Nature... Always Exploring My Creativity.

It's A Big Responsibility To Help Someone Express Themselves As An Artist.

People Don't Always Want To Have Females As Leaders.

That Overachieving, Ambitious, Nobody-can-hold-me-down Attitude I Had, Which Came From A Place Of Anger And Aggression, Has Transformed Into Feeling Like I Will Take On The World, But I Will Do It With An Embrace, Rather Than With My Dukes Up.

I Got Along Better With The Guys Than With The Girls. Only Two Girls Came Up To Talk To Me. Later I Found Out They Were Telling Their Boyfriends, 'if You Talk To Her, I'll Kill You.' It's Always Rough With That High School Thing.

I Am A Woman Who Has My Extreme Vulnerable Side And My Baggage - And At Times I Feel Extremely Weak.

I'm Comfortable With My Body And It Was A Creative Choice. I Know That Might Make Some Women Feel Uncomfortable, But We Need To Stick Together Instead Of Getting Angry At Each Other For Our Choices. I Think Women Are Sensual, Beautiful Beings, And I Feel Empowered When I Express Myself Sexually.

I Thought I Knew Who You Were, But I See Now You Were A Lesson To Learn, And All I Am To You Now Is A Bridge That’s Been Burned.

When I'm Traveling On Tour, One Of My Favorite Things To Do Is To Throw A Baseball Cap On And Go To A Target. The Company Has Always Been Good To Me. They've Got Such A Great Creative Team.

We Have Something Called Naked Sundays ... You Have To Keep Marriage Alive, Spice It Up ... We Don't Need To Go Anywhere, We're Just With Each Other. We Do Everything Naked. We Cook Naked.

I Was Known As The Little Girl With The Big Voice.

There’s Nothing More Dangerous Than A Boy With Charm.

I'm No Stranger To Criticism. You're Never Going To Be Good Enough, Or Just The Right Thing In Everybody's Eyes.

I Think It's A Given That People Know What I Can Do Vocally.

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