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" People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do. "

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" I was raised in a super-sheltered atmosphere where we didn't watch anything besides Trinity Broadcasting Network - which was called TBN - or the Fox News channel. "

" I grew up listening to gospel. That was the only thing that I had reference to because that was what my family was involved with. "

" I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music. "

" I'm really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to suck my belly in. Everyone should do that whether you're on a red carpet or not. Even if you're just going out to dinner with your boyfriend you should try and suck it in. "

" I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, 'Someone unwrap it! Here it is!' That drive can't be held down. "

" I don't have a Kate Moss body, but I'm very proud and happy with mine. "

" Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV-type people who don't do anything. "

" I can't be the candy queen forever. "

" Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female. "

" I think that you should definitely listen to what people say, because everyone says it: High school is not the real world. "

" Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while. "

" When I was 13, I asked for a guitar. And that's how I really started explaining my point of view. "

" Sometimes I can be distracted by the glamour and the fabulousness. "

" I don't believe in a heaven or a hell or an old man sitting on a throne. I believe in a higher power bigger than me because that keeps me accountable. "

" I still believe in love, most definitely. I'm just going to let that take the lead. "

" I wasn't going to great schools, because my parents didn't believe in public education. They wanted the education to be influenced by their religion, so I was going to these halfway education-slash-Christian schools that were like pop-up shop-style education. "

" I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest. "

" I never live in the present. I'd do interviews and people will say, 'Isn't this great?' or 'Can you believe?' And I would react, like, 'No, I can't believe it because I'm not living in this moment.' "

" I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy. "

" I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings. "

" I got a fantastic person to work me out and get me into really good shape. "

" I write my songs because I've lived them. "

" I love those documentaries where everyone is fabulous and always perfect. "

" My parents are very quirky, eccentric. They have their own world. "

" Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, it's not much of a hood, but it is definitely like my hood. I claim Santa Barbara like I claim my family. I'm going to be married and buried there. "

" I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it. "

" I just like having fun. "

" Honesty has always worked for me. "

" I'm happy, I'm in a good place, I'm looking forward to my future. "

" The first songs I wrote were catchy, but the subject matter was God. "