I didn't have any of those good assets to have successful teenage years. It was hard. And what saved me was definitely my whole family. I knew where I was coming from and where I was going to.
When you're a parent, you sing better. It becomes a pure pleasure, rather than something I have to do.
The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially, the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate.
Life imposes things on you that you can't control, but you still have the choice of how you're going to live through this.Collection: Choices
If you follow your dreams, it means you follow your heart. If you do follow your heart, I don't think you can go wrong.Collection: Dream
It's the moment you think you can't, that you canCollection: Thinking
I'm not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance.Collection: Business
Don't make your career be your life. let it be your passion. Let it bring you pleasure. But don't let it become your identity. You are so much more valuable than that.Collection: Passion
Love doesn't ask why, speaks from the heart, and never explains.Collection: Love
You were my strength when I was weak; you were my voice when I couldn't speak; you were my eyes when I couldn't see; you saw the best there was in me; lifted me up when I couldn't reach, you gave me faith cuz you believed. I'm everything I am because you loved me.Collection: Marriage
Love comes to those who believe it, and that's the way it is.Collection: Believe
When you want it the most, there's no easy way out.When you're ready to go, and your heart's left in doubt. Don't give up on your faith, love comes to those who believe it...And that's the way it is.Collection: Giving Up
There is no other love like a mother's love for her child.Collection: Mother
You've been my inspiration, through the lies you were the truth. My world is a better place because of you.Collection: Friendship
Some people do drugs, I buy shoes!Collection: Shoes
Love doesn't think twice, it comes all at once, or whispers from a distance.Collection: Love
Near, far wherever you are...you're here in my heart.Collection: Heart
The only failure is not knowing how to be happy."---My StoryCollection: Knowing
Love can touch us one time And last for a life time And never let go till We're gone.Collection: I Love You
I think it is such a privilege to give a baby its first home inside your body. [After the pregnancy was over] I found myself massaging my stomach gently. I miss him being in my body -- stretching, hiccupping even. It was a wonderful, deep, loving, fulfilling feeling.Collection: Baby
For me, singing was real life, not two plus two equals four.Collection: Life
Every song will be a video. Its going to be very spectacular.Collection: Song
You don't think of the devil who's inside.Collection: Thinking
Family and friends and Rene and the pregnancy fulfilled me with so much love.Collection: Pregnancy
We are comfortable in this environment. Why not make ourselves comfortable over there?.Collection: Comfort
Your heart is pure, your soul is free. Be on your way, don't wait for me.Collection: Inspirational
To have your niece die in your arms is the greatest gift from god.Collection: Funny
There's one way to do showbiz, if you want to do it perfectly, you have to be disciplined and you have to be ready to work really hard.Collection: Want
Fruits are snacks, which are rich in vitamins, and can be eaten the whole day.Collection: Snacks
I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.Collection: Being Alone
As a singer, I've had many opportunities to travel, and one thing I've learned is that through my music, I can be accepted by people all over the world. I often wonder why so many of us can't accept people who are different here, in our country? It's just not fair to be prejudiced against those whose race, religion or colour aren't the same as ours.Collection: Country
I don't like listening to music. I'm not a music fan.Collection: Listening
I'm in shock. Whitney was such an amazing artist. When I started my English career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family.Collection: Daughter
What do you say to taking chances?Collection: Chance
I'm everything I am because you loved me.Collection: Valentines Day
There's always a new thing happening to me that's even more extraordinary, so pressure gets harder. But I like it when it's hard. Anyone can do it when it's easy. When it's hard and you can do it good, you're proud of yourself. There's going to be more pressure as the years go by, that's for sure. But I think I'm a hard worker and I'm ready for that. As long as I believe in what I'm doing, the pressure is okay with me.Collection: Believe
There are so many different ways to say "I love you" and to talk about love in the songs.Collection: Song
What I hope the most is to be more successful as a mother than in show business, because to be a mother is the most difficult I will ever have to do.Collection: Mother
Tonight, I would like to pay tribute to the greatest entertainer of all time, Mr. Elvis Presley. Elvis was Las Vegas. And if it wasn't for him, so many performers like myself would not have the chance to do what we do in this town. He really was the king.Collection: Kings
I am the youngest of 14 children, so I rarely got a chance to speak. If I have an opportunity for talking, I talkCollection: Children
Like everyone else in the world, I've been devastated by the loss and suffering of so many in South Asia....As a mother, I cannot imagine the pain that they are experiencing. We can all see that it's going to take a long time for those people to rebuild their lives, and they will need our help for years to come.Collection: Mother
This is the season for families. Hold yours close.Collection: Seasons
There's something of everything in my bathroom.Collection: Bathroom
On her baby: He's 16 months old and he eats soap and paper. What's going on with kids?Collection: Baby