I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.

It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.

I'm not different. I'm not different at all. The wrapping is different but the gift is still the same.

Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song - or as he says, 'putting some balls into it' - isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.

I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.