I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl.

I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.

I've just never cared what people think. It's more if I'm happy and I'm confident and feeling good, that's always been my thing.

I wish I had a better metabolism. But someone else probably wishes they could walk into a room and make friends with everyone like I can. You always want what someone else has.

People like us we gotta stick together Keep your head up nothing lasts forever.

As a mom, you just don't have time, so you get straight to the point.

Like every other girl in the world, my most embarrassing moment had to do with a guy completely turning me down. His loss!