I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something.

I mean, a lot of the times I think I'm seen as a bad girl, and I think that's because I'm so open.

You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward.

The only thing I'm looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love, no matter what options are on the table. All I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love.

When you start to realize life isn't fair, what do you do: curl up and die or fight every second of the way?

I would rather be hated every damn day of my life for being real than loved for being something I'm not.

I have a very pop voice, but there's so much of me I associate mostly with urban music, so I try to blend the two.

I can't always live my life for everybody else.

Danity Kane' was a wonderful group, and like all things, nothing is forever. We had a great run and we were very successful.

You know, entertainment is just a curtain at the end of the day.

You know, I never fight for corporate America.

Don't overestimate your emotions and underestimate your intelligence.

The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars.

We have to forgive to survive in this labyrinth [of suffering]

If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?

Most Oscar parties are pretty silly. They're really for people who like to schmooze.

You have to do what you fear, otherwise fear is in charge.

No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art.

One of my favorite things is watching my children learn something new. The combination of innocence and excitement makes a parent feel truly alive, even if only for a second and peripherally.

I'm not full of malice, but I do dislike Neil Diamond a lot, and I'm sorry that I've done a Neil Diamond song.

There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the church.