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Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.
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When people said Africa would change me, I didn't understand what they meant. To see the poverty in the townships, for instance, is overwhelming. I found it heart-wrenching to see young children walking barefoot and hungry in the dirt. I'm the kind of person who wants to change the world right here and now, so I got frustrated.
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'American Idol' has changed the face of television.
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I used to sing in the church choir. People would say it was unusual for such a small girl to have such a big voice. They would say, 'She sounds like she's grown.'
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I accept any challenge.
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I am the biggest Destiny's Child - Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle, all of them - fan in the world.
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Music is my home.
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I don't believe in overdoing myself.
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I try to do everything to say, 'OK, will my mother like this? Will she be pleased? Will she be proud of that? How do I know she's happy and she's smiling down at me from heaven?' And that's what I try to go by and walk by.
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I don't believe in voodoo.
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I once had a crush on one of my teachers. I wrote him a love letter and stuck it in a bag in his office. I didn't write my name on it, but I'm sure he figured out it was me.
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To me, the biggest notes and the longest notes are the easiest notes.
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The church has given me balance.
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I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.
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Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.
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I didn't even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, 'How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?' I was like, 'What's she talking about?'
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I slept with my mom until I was 16 years old.
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Traditional values are big in my life.
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Well, I don't really eat cereal that much because on Weight Watchers it's not worth the points.
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I like to have songs with me that have substance. That's missing from a lot of today's music. You might hear a song with a catchy beat, but what's it about? It's not empowering or helping anyone.
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Everything I see, I now see through a mother's eyes.
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My biggest thing is banana pudding, but it's the devil! So no one is allowed to bring it into my house. Because I can't control myself. So why put it in my domain?
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I try to dress a little casual before my photo-shoots. I can be comfortable before I go into my... transition.
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Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.