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Nothing is ever a setback. If anything, it just motivates you for what's next.
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You need to find the power within to make [things] happen for yourself. When you realize this, you are unstoppable.
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Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.
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The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.
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Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.
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Independence was a big, big thing for me. I saw my voice as a way out - when my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape.
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I try to stay focused on my creativity.
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When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?
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I love the old Hollywood glam look: platinum blonde hair, the perfect red lip. It's very Marilyn Monroe and shows a pure feminine beauty.
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When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'
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When you're seventeen years old, green and inexperienced, you're grateful for any guidance and direction you can get.
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The female form is much more erotic than the male, who doesn't think that?
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The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.
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Time heals everything. Sometimes you have to go through that pain and heartbreak so that you can get to the other side and come out on top.
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I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home.
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I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.
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I've always been really good with my heels. Even pregnant, I could perform in heels.
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I don't have anything to hide but what happens is the media tend to beat up what I say.
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I was 21. At the time, I was under the thumb of my label, and I felt like I had to do, say and act out everything they asked me to do. I was trying to please them and the public and finally I had to say, "Enough. I'm going to make a record that makes me happy and addresses all facets of being a woman. I don't care if I sell one or one million records." That's how I came to make Stripped.
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When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you.
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I don't see makeup as a defense. I see it as a creative outlet. I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage--and at times I feel extremely weak. And who's to say a little mascara doesn't make you feel more confident when you pop it on and look in the mirror? It helps, especially in my position, where I have people waiting down the street to take pictures of me so they can evaluate and criticize every little flaw on my face.
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I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.
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I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas.
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I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children - we're all pretty bionic.