I've wanted one thing in my life. I don't want to be that girl that gets that one thing then complains.

When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive.

Being a powerful woman who also exhibits great warmth is an incredible feat because people think that to be powerful you have to be cold, and you don't.

For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demo-graphic of people I'm trying to hit or who I want to be able to relate to the song or what genre of music it falls under.

Everybody has a list of 100 things they would like to change about themselves. But it's all about focusing on the good things.

Real love still happens sometimes. It's not just something we make up when you're nine. I have to believe that. You do too.

The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.