Christina Aguilera Quotes

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.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.

At this point of my life, I'm 32 and I feel sexier than ever because you know what you want.

Hurt me to see the pain across my mothers face, every time my father's fist would put her in her place.

I'm not just another bimbo.

He's the one guy I can credit for making me think about marriage in a whole new light, because every guy I've had in my life has either lied or cheated me financially or business-wise, or taken advantaged of me.

I don't weigh myself - it's all about how I feel in my clothes.

It's always nerve-wracking when you're hosting "Saturday Night Live." You either sink or swim.

The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs.

I've always been really good with my heels. Even pregnant, I could perform in heels.

I want to be an all round entertainer, I want to act, make films, make albums, do whatever I can.

The red lips are - I don't want to call them "armor," but they're the clothes of my character, and I'm in the business of entertainment. Wearing red lipstick helps get me into that world.

I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.

I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?

The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.

It's important for someone who's dealt with violence to be able to talk to someone, no matter who it is. So I'm vocal about how I feel. That's how I've worked through a lot of my problems.

Call me a slag. If it means being a strong woman, I'll gladly be that.

I'm very protective of how much I let people see.

I definitely love women. They are more attractive to the naked eye.

Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings.

I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home.

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending... we gotta let ourselves be.

I didn't want to do something that was easy for me.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life.

I embrace my body, and I embrace everything about myself.

Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? When will my reflection show who I am inside?

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

I wouldn't feel right wearing clothes covering my body.

People don't always want to have females as leaders.

People that fel alone or outcast that hurt, kids that feel bullied or lost, remember that you have a voice and you should use that voice to survive and persevere.

I really love traveling to Japan.

I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.

I thought I knew who you were, but I see now you were a lesson to learn, and all I am to you now is a bridge that’s been burned.

I think you can really gauge my state of mind by listening to my albums.

I really feel free and not as serious as I have been in the past.

When you're seventeen years old, green and inexperienced, you're grateful for any guidance and direction you can get.

I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.

We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people.

One day I hope to open a shelter of my own. I think it's really important to share my own story with women who've been abused, because going through that experience has led me to where I am today: It's given me the strength and motivation to be the best that I can be.

I don't even watch my own show: I tape it, I'm out.

If I was having a bad day, or if something was really getting me down -- boy troubles, whatever -- I wanted to go out and get a new piercing. It was definitely a release for me. Something that made me feel a little more strong or empowered. Because it was something that had to do with me and no one else.

I like to be as free as possible at all times.

Sometimes you just know what you're placed on this earth to do.

I'm one that likes to collaborate. I love feeding off the creative energy, and it only makes me better.

I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.

I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.