I'm planning to be the youngest contestant in the Top 32, and I'm planning to be the youngest person in the Top 10.

If you see me, I'm always wearing black and pink. If I don't have it on, I at least have something that's black and pink. For instance, like, a bracelet or something.

Because I came in second place, it makes me want to work harder

She's very active. My mom is my manager and handles day-to-day business to keep the DeGarmo machine up and running! She's a huge, huge part of my career and my life.

I have a brother who has been overseas for two tours. I've been very fortunate that he has come home safely. Whether or not you support the war, always support our soldiers.

I have the easiest job in the world! It's an excuse to get up there, goof around and have fun.

At school my nickname is the National Anthem girl.

"American Idol" has done a lot for me. It's a stepping stone in my life.

I've been doing this sort of thing my entire life. It's my love, it's my passion, it's what I do day in and day out. I eat, sleep, and breathe music and singing.

My mom did a good job exposing me to different types of music.

Divorce lawyers stoke anger and fear in their clients, knowing that as long as the conflicts remain unresolved the revenue stream will keep flowing.

A life spent at the edge of the pier is a life full of regret, a life full of fear.

I’m ALL about the Alternative.

I feel that by getting rich in the way I did, I think my own example has hurt my own country.

Retaining our capacity for reason is common sense, but definite conclusions and beliefs keep us from seeing life as it really is at any given moment.

Man is diminished if he lives without knowledge of his past; without hope of a future he becomes a beast.

To me, the greatest artists are almost entirely non-verbal.

The greatest word of Jesus to His disciples is abandon

Most people assume that a record shop's success lies in selling records. In fact, Virgin's success both in mail order and the record shops lay in skill at buying records.

The part that kills me is that you already know. I already told you everything!