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" I haven't had that one great love, which is good. I don't want that to be in the past - I want it to be in the future. "

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" I'm the kind of person who needs to feel like everything happens for a reason. When you date a guy and it goes badly, that's horrible. But if you can write a song about it, then it was worth it. "

" I never write about the road. I never write about hotels or anything like that. "

" Just because you make a good plan, doesn't mean that's what's gonna happen. "

" I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating. "

" I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you. "

" I've been a huge fan of Chris Martin forever; it'd be awesome to work with him. He's really kind, and he's been really encouraging when we've met. "

" The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count. "

" I think that the idea of having a different approach to every single one of my albums is so exciting to me. I never want to make the same record twice. Why do it? What's the point? "

" When you're 25 or 30, you know, you can't wear lime-green eye shadow anymore. "

" I think I have a big fear of things spiraling out of control. Out of control and dangerous and reckless and thoughtless scares me, because people get hurt. "

" I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane. "

" As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is. "

" My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion. "

" When I'm in management meetings when we're deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I'm the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That's the part of my life where I feel most in control. "

" I like to write about love and love lost because I feel like there are so many different subcategories of emotions that you can possibly delve into. "

" For some reason, I'm really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs. "

" As your career grows, the list of things that makes you happy should not become smaller, it should become bigger. "

" When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour. "

" There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to one of her live shows. She's been such an amazing example to every female songwriter out there. "

" All of my walls are covered with framed pictures of my friends. "

" My head's never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' where I have to follow the crime. If I can't turn my head off during that, I know I've really got a problem. "

" And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that's fine with me! "

" I'd like to do a completely off-the-wall collaboration. I would like one of my songs to be the hook to a rap song. That would be so much fun! "

" It's so much easier to like people, and to let people in, to trust them until they prove that you should do otherwise. The alternative is being an iceberg. "

" Songs for me are like a message in a bottle. You send them out to the world, and maybe the person who you feel that way about will hear about it someday. "

" Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind. "

" I don't want people to think of me as sexy. "

" I'm the type of person, I have to study to get an A on the test. "

" I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar. "

" For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music. "