Jessie J. Quotes

Life isn't about winning it's about what you learn and how much you can grow.

I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.

If I did meet somebody, I would only ever make room for someone that loved me how I deserved to be loved. Until then ... I've got my shoes, I've got my album, my dog.

I won't lie - when you're first bringing out music and you want people to notice, you probably overdo it, especially as a girl.

When I was 10 or 11 people started saying there was something special about my voice. But when I was 15 or 16 is when I really thought my hobby could become my career.

I was obsessed with the Spice Girls! I always wanted to be Sporty. Or Posh, but I wasn't pretty enough.

I think being nice and being safe is unfair to yourself when you have big dreams as a woman. I think you have to prepare yourself that not everyone in this world has the same personality ... The one thing I've chosen to be great at in my life is singing - so why not be proud that I'm great at it?

I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.

Sexuality shouldn't define you. It should be part of who you are.

You should never, ever apologize for anything that makes you happy.

I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to be allowed to grow.

It's okay not to be okay ... Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart but tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising, there's nothing wrong with who you are.

I just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tags.

I used to live in a gap jumper, tracksuit bottoms and a fake flower in my hair. Shocking.

I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres.

When I turned 25, something changed in me. I see children in my future 100%. Soon. I started thinking I want my kids to look back and say, 'Wasn't Mummy amazing?' I've really started thinking about what I'm leaving for them.

My style is ghetto chic. I love tacky jewelry, mega heels, high-waisted shorts, catsuits.

I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.

Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing

And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?

I'm so hard on myself that when I'm in the studio, I'll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, 'Where could these go? Who could they be for?'

I also surround myself with people who make me laugh. If I'm not laughing, it upsets my day.

I'm glad I've had to struggle. It's made me the artist I am now.

I know how hard it is to live your life with your wounds exposed to heal other people

I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

There are a lot of people holding on to the old Jessie J - whatever that means - but I think there's a lot more people realizing what I'm about. I think people like it.

I had an amazing childhood and always loved to sing and dance, but there were moments where I had ups and downs with my health that often tested me as it does many people. I've never hidden the fact that my health was sometimes not on my side, but I've never let it define me or deter me from my dreams.

It's really important to me that my niece and nephews can come and see my show, as can my grandad and nan. I love spending time with my family, and music has always bonded us.

I am a dork in disguise; I love doing stupid stuff.

I'm not afraid to say I'm very comfortable with who I am and I love who I love.

And that's the kind of thing people think, you know, that if you sign up to be a singer-songwriter you know how to deal with people setting up hate websites, or people being obsessed with you and crying when you touch them, but you don't, and you just have to deal with.

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'

It's ok not to be ok. Just be true to who you are.

I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I'm claustrophobic.

'Just Do It' is exactly what you need to hear when you're in a moment of doubt. When you're struggling, especially with sport ... just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you're not able to run fast enough for the bus ... just do it.

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.

Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys - get over it.

It's healthy to admit you're not ok. 'It's ok not to be ok' it's brave. But don't let it win. Be sad. Have your moment, your day or week. Then do something about it and be happy. For yourself.

If you don't believe in yourself nobody else will believe in you.

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

Do good. Inspire. Set an example to yourself and others. Have faith. Make your actions loud. Have fun. Be nice. Love strong.

It's weird because when you initially write a song, you write it with no understanding that the world is maybe going to hear it one day. So when you go into the studio, you don't see the hundreds of people at a gig or the viewers on TV, you just write a song without any inhibitions or boundaries.

I wasn't always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge.

We're flying free like birds in the sky, because we're ALIVE.

If I'm on a bus and someone makes my blood boil, I'll pocket those emotions and put them in a song.

I feel like a lot of the industry and media portray this image of what beautiful is, or how you should dress, or how you should look, and I don't think it's healthy.

I think everybody has a moment in their career where you have to test whether it was right or wrong. We've all been there. I've looked back at performances of my own, where only you know if it is something you want to repeat. As long as you know when it's not right that you don't repeat it all the time.

The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.

I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I'm still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.

Children used to get bullied at school. Now they go home, and that's where the problem starts - because they sit on their phones all night, thinking about who's 'liked' a photo of them, who hates them, who loves them. They don't know what's real and what's not, editing their lives constantly to fit other people's views.

I'm glad I was faced with different cultures when I was growing up because I wasn't fazed by it. It has been a huge benefit to me; I feel comfortable wherever I go.

We all have our moments of being fed up ... but give me your hand and I'll hold it. If you are being bullied I am thinking of you. You are not alone and it will get better. Don't let them win. It's okay not to be okay.

I'm not a model, I'm an artist. In one of my videos, I'm doing this shot of me with no make-up on where I've just woken up, and I don't think a lot of people would be comfortable enough to do that. But that's the way I look. This is who I am. Let's enjoy it. Let's just live life to the full while we're all here.

Look after yourself; remember that you only consist of your being, so make the best of what you have and look after it. Put good things into your body; eat well.

I guess karma comes back around 'cause now I'm the one that's hurting

We all make mistakes. It's human. Just learn from them. Repeating them and being aware of it is the dangerous bit.

I have calmed down my look. Is it really necessary to wear all that jewelry and makeup at 7 A.M.? When you're tired, you start to over-compensate by wearing too much bling.

He didn't flinch, but in his soul he did.

They're not bullying you because of you,they're bullying you because of how they are

I want everybody to think I'm a hard worker as an aunt, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a niece, everything. I want to be great at every role, because every role in my life is as important as being Jessie J.

I do my own make-up a lot of the time, and I'm very involved in what I wear.

Trust Me. Life is not worth living feeling sad and down and lonely. Always be true to who you are.

I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.

The best gift a fan could give me is undeniable support.

I'm not a natural runner. I'm friends with Ellie Goulding, and she'll be like, 'I've just done a 10K run' and I'm like: 'Why would you do that? How do you just do that?' But I will do that. I will do it.

The message I want to give my fans is, always have a way to pull yourself out of the dark place. Don't sit and cry about it. Have your moment, and then get over it.

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

Songs lay a foundation of who I am going to be forever.

I have always been the first on the dance floor. Before fame, people thought it made me a good laugh; now, people point and call me an attention seeker! I'm very aware of the way people can view me, but I'm very aware that I have to just enjoy my life.

Those who mind, don't matter
Those who matter, don't mind
If you don't catch what I'm throwing then I leave you behind