As a kid, I was in love with Michael Jackson, and I just knew I was going to marry him someday.

I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real.

I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.

I felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years.

It's up to us to choose whether we win or lose...and I choose to win.

I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does.

No one compares to you. Just remember that. There's no one out there - there's only one of you, and that's it. And whatever you believe about you that's great, no one else has it. And I can't look like you, there's no way I can slip into your body and be you, and you can't slip into my body and be me. This is all we're gonna get.