Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I write about what's on my mind. It's like a stress reliever. "

Related Quotes:

" I didn't realize when I first started writing how much it would set me free from certain situations in my life. It's incredible. "

" Honestly, I never thought I would ever tell anyone that I had an eating disorder. It was my deepest, darkest secret. "

" I think we're all insecure about something, but there's a way to deal with those emotions healthily by seeking professional help earlier on. "

" My first kiss was in 7th grade. It grossed me out. I kind of freaked out! "

" I've never acted, but I'm an entertainer. So I kind of used what I know from being onstage. I've done a thousand and two interviews, and I've been on camera a million times, so I'm not uncomfortable on camera, but it was interesting for me to be someone else. "

" As a 15, 16-year-old girl, someone messaging you on Facebook and telling you you're fat is devastating. It's still devastating when someone says something horrible about me, but I love myself so much more as a person. "

" None of my friends act any differently towards me, which is great. I was scared about that, so scared about that. "

" People would say to me, 'Who do you want to be as an artist?' And I would just look at them because I didn't know. "

" When you go through really hard times, you really figure out who you are, how you respond to things, and how things affect you. "

" I think everyone needs to mind their own business. "

" I'm still learning to love myself. "

" I was 15 on American Idol, and everybody had something to say. It was like I had my really awkward phase on national television, you know? "

" My mom married a family friend, and my dad married someone that's eight years older than me, so it was just like, these - like, I literally live a country song, so I had to write one. "

" Before I go to bed, I thank God for blessing me with all the things he blessed me with, and for my family to be safe. "

" I'm a goofball, and I have this huge personality, and I used to try to hide that. I used to try to kind of dim my light. "

" I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that's what you have to do. You have to be willing to put yourself out there in a really vulnerable way. "

" I had five singles that did not work on country radio, and I still had fans that showed up to the shows. "

" My mom would walk through a fire pit for me, and I'd do the same for her. "

" I really, really look up to Carrie Underwood a lot because she came from a small town that has the same population as mine - 3,500 people. "

" I got really tired of fighting who I am, and I did that for a really long time; I was trying to be this perfect girl, perfect family, perfect body, and those people aren't real. "

" I was slightly starstruck by Justin Bieber! I mean, he is cute! "

" As a little girl, I remember always wanting my grandmother to make blackberry cobbler for me. I'm obsessed with it. "

" It's so interesting how you can take a bad situation and make a great song out of it that somebody else can listen to and have a completely different perspective of the song and have their own meaning. That's what's great about it. "

" I had really bad polyps on my vocal cords, and I've had them since I was a kid, but the bulimia made it 10 times worse. They were bleeding constantly, and it was straining on my voice. And just the lack of nutrition - my vocal cords couldn't keep up because I was so unhealthy. "

" I want to write with Taylor Swift! "

" I don't have those superstitious ticks that people have to have something for the road. I like to have good food on the bus, my own pillow, and onesies. Onesies are a must. "

" I've been really fortunate with touring and sales and all those things because I have such a loyal fan base. "

" There are so many people who have eating disorders or who body shame themselves every day or have some sort of insecurity, and I feel like I have a direct reach to some of those people. "

" I remember my doctors examining my vocal cords and asking if I had an eating disorder, and I instantly said no. But then my mom, who was in the room with me, said my name in her 'mom voice,' and I just lost it. I didn't realize that she knew or that anyone knew. "

" I want to be happy. We all want to be happy. I want to be treated like a normal human being, but I also want to be on stage in a fancy dress, so I'm trying to find a happy medium. "