I'm a mom - I'm lucky if I get to shower in the morning. Luckily, nail polish stays on my toes. I've been so bad on the upkeep, though.

You can't get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you've done that, all that's left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them.

Being a role model is about being true to myself.

When you sit back and you just do what you love, things happen

It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small, and the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all.

I find that, maybe because I'm also a singer, I hear music in characters all the time, even if they don't sing. I hear what affects me in my heart.

Nerves are good. They keep you alive.

Things happen for a reason, and in their own time.

I know I'm known for singing some of those high notes but that's really not what giving someone goose bumps is all about. It's about really trying to find what makes you unique...

The one who tried too hard, the outsider, the oddball. Yeah, that was me.

I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself.

Your self-talk creates your reality.

Go far from home and yo will have a long way back.

One of Beethoven's favorite dishes was macaroni and cheese. The girl I marry must be able to make good macaroni and cheese..." "How did Beethoven feel about cold cereal?

I think I want to move forward. I want to move to Brooklyn and find a business Italian guy to take care of me.

I often find it's just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It's how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy.

There is a guy on my block who lives for rock, he plays records day and night, and when he feels down he puts the rock and roll on and it makes him feel alright.

Man is endowed by nature with organic relations to his fellow men; and natural impulse prompts him to consider the needs of others even when they compete with his own.

While the steeples are loud in their joy, To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding, Let us chime in a peal, one and all, For we all should be able to sing Hullah baloo.

Pride is that which claims to be the author of what is really a gift.

No compromise with the main purpose; no peace till victory; no pact with unrepentant wrong.