Kelly Clarkson Quotes

This is my life; these are my fingerprints; I'm unique; this is what I want to do. You worry about your own front porch and what's happening in your own world.

Like every other girl in the world, my most embarrassing moment had to do with a guy completely turning me down. His loss!

Everybody always says that I'm the girl next door, which makes me think that y'all must have a lot of weird next-door neighbours.

Even though I'm a pop singer, I really have more the life of a country singer.

And more so now, since having a family - I don't seek out any other acceptance.

Now all that's left of me, is what I pretend to be. So together, but so broken up inside.

I never said I was a 'good girl.' I'm not a bad girl.

If I can wake up everyday before I die and know that I don't have to serve anyone food or drinks, I will be happy!

The thing I love most about going on vacation is that I get to leave behind any kind of schedule. My entire life is scheduled from morning to night, and when I'm on vacation, there is no schedule.

What dosent kill you makes you stonger

When I'm picking songs for an album I always want a song that I can relate to and that I have experienced. There's nothing worse than watching an artist try and sell a song that isn't believable coming from them.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

You should know that I lead, not follow

Now I am invincible, no I ain't a scared little girl no more. Yeah, I am invincible. What was I running for?

I am just like my mother. She raised me to love and take care of animals, especially the ones that need it the most and so I started Eddie's Rescue Ranch. We take in animals that need extra care and attention and the animals that get left behind.

I love dressing up and doing the red carpet every once in a while, but I am very much a jeans kinda girl, so it's all a little embarrassing for me.

I stand before you and my heart is in your hands,
And I don't know how,
I'd survive without your kiss,
'cause you've given me a reason to exist

My winning is getting to perform. That's my victory.

Everything changes, but beauty remains.

I'm from a small town so, like, everyone's married with children or about to have children. So it's a little hard when you go home and people are like - and that's why people think I'm gay - because they're like 'Why aren't you married?' And I'm like, 'it doesn't happen for everyone right off the bat.'

I'm restless and wildI fall, but I tryI need someone to understand.

Confidence is seen, not heard.

There is no greater feeling than hanging out with my dogs, or just walking around the land with our horses. My rescue ranch is is where I feel the most at peace and where I'm reminded of the simple things in life and let the chaos of my crazy work life fade away.

I'm the perfect amount of guarded. I don't reveal too much, and I never reveal who the songs are about. They are real life. People get that. I date a lot of musicians and they do the same thing. People that work with me - who I write about too - they get it. It's my creative outlet, my therapy.

Pick your head up nothing lasts forever, sing it for the people like us, the people like us!

I think one thing you could probably say for all my albums is that they're all pretty eclectic pop. There's always a little bit of urban influence, some dance, a little bit of country, singer-songwriter, pop-rock. I like everything! On every album you can find that.

I love healthy stuff and junk an equal amount. Whatever I'm craving, I go for it. I'm never trying to lose weight - or gain it. I'm just being.

Everybody's got a dark side. Do you love me? Can you love mine? Nobody's a picture perfect, but we're worth it, you know that we're worth it.

Who are you wearing? Who are you wearing?

Since you've been gone, I can breath for the first time.

I love Twitter! At first I made fun of it, because it is very narcissistic, and there's already so much narcissism flowing in this industry, I was like, 'Really, one more?' So I was against it at first. But I really love the idea of the direct connection - there's no middle man muddling it up.

I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol,' or when I was 10.

Gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change, and break away. I won't forget the place I came from.

My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.

The question I love to get asked is: 'What's the hardest part of your job?' And literally, the answer is probably real sad, but it's to just to be me. Like, it's really hard, because I think people, you know, have a set idea of what a pop star should be.

Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that's why there's the limelight. Everybody's in it.

By keeping her heart protected, she'll never ever feel rejected.

People like us we gotta stick together
Keep your head up nothing lasts forever.

My life would suck without you

You need to be happy with who you are and, whoever that is, let your little light shine.

I've always been about less government.

I'm very friendly or whatever, but I would hardly say that I'm that cookie-cutter. I don't live in L.A. or New York. I live in Texas, and I go to hole-in-the-wall bars, so there's no paparazzi there.

I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

Everyone is different: different shapes, sizes, colors, beliefs, personalities, and you have to celebrate those differences.

I love my body. I'm very much OK with it. I don't think artists are ever the ones who have the problem with their weight, it is other people.

I live on a ranch in Texas and do my own thing. And I don't care what anyone has to say about it. My joke is that the only people I'm trying to please are myself and my fans, because they're the ones buying my records. And I have the best, most loyal fan base ever.

I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl.

My happy weight changes. Sometimes I eat more; sometimes I play more. I'll be different sizes all the time.

Everyone says I'm like the girl next door ... Y'all must have really weird neighbors

I've always dreamed that love would be effortlessLike a pedal falling to the ground; a dreamer following his dream.

I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands.

I've loved my 20s, but I would never repeat them.

I wish I had a better metabolism. But someone else probably wishes they could walk into a room and make friends with everyone like I can. You always want what someone else has.

I don't obsess about my weight, which is probably one of the reasons why other people have such a problem with it.

My whole point is like, well, if I'm the pop star, then it should be whatever I am. There's, you know, room for Katy Perrys and Adeles and Rihannas and Lady Gagas and Ke$has and me and Pinks. I think what's great about all of us is that we represent something different.

God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress.

I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl - I'm not trying to be some cool indie-rock person, I just love the way it sounds - and throw on a T-shirt and jeans. In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans.

The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like there's this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star and I think, 'Well, you say I'm a pop star, so maybe that's not true.'

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I'm so happy now. I love that I'm in a relationship right now ... I want a life ... The past five years or so I've found my groove and my balance.

I'm not that girl who's really concerned with it. I've dated a bit and it's just draining to me. If it's not going to happen natural, obviously it's going to be someone in the industry because that's the only time people ever really see me.

I've got a song on One Direction's album called 'Tell Me A Lie'. It's a really cute song - I love it. I loved that they liked it. They sound really great on it. I already have it - I'm so VIP with my copy on my computer! It does sound really good.

I'm always going to live in Texas. Texas is my home - it'll be my home forever.

I do cardio. I run. I strength-train using my own body weight. I don't like free weights, because I build muscle easily.

I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.

I feel like as a generation, we sell ourselves short. I just expected more from us.

I'm loyal and I think most Texans are very loyal, but I'm also stubborn.

My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never had curfew. She's a workaholic, like I am. We're not super family-oriented people, you know?

Just because I'm single and don't date a lot, that doesn't make me a lesbian.

I love a sexy video. I don't even mind raciness. I don't mind that at all.

I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.