Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book.

I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an 'errie' in it!

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

Take one step at a time, there's no need to rush

Right now, I feel like I can take on the world. Ambition is the perfect word for where I am in my life right now.

I like to wear sleeves because they cover up my arms.

I know what I want to look like. I don't want to look trashy. I want mothers to be able to look at me and not have to close their kids' eyes!

If I don't laugh at least 20 times a day - it hasn't been a good day.

I've grown up a lot, I've experienced a lot, I'm in love, I'm super happy with who I am and comfortable in my own skin and that's definitely gonna be portrayed in the music and in the lyrics.

I like what I see in the mirror. I liked what I saw in the mirror before. It just didn't work in a bikini. And now it does. So I'm excited!

I love food and I love my curves.

Is there a war on cops? Is there a war on the Black man? Who is going to call a cease fire?

If you do not define yourself, your enemies will make sure they define you. Don't advertise what is not for sale..

Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.

It is amazing how a new child can refocus one's direction seconds after its birth. Everything falls into a feeling of 'rightness'.

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that.

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case

The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.

With the most interesting directors, the cast comes together to make something magical that nobody counted on.