In order to succeed, you can't be afraid to fail. Just do it and don't let anybody tell you you can't.

Tim has given me confidence and strength and my foundation. He makes me feel like I can conquer the world.

The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.

I have a lot of respect for my birth mother I know she must have had a lot of love for me to want to give what she felt was a better chance.

I have a wonderful family: My parents are churchgoing, salt-of-the-earth Southern people. They gave me a lot of love and are so unaffected by fame.

I grew up asking for everything under the sun for Christmas, but I knew I wasn't going to get it all.

It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.