Quotes By Christina Aguilera

I want to be a poet and have a chance to explore that and let people know what's really on my mind.

I'm at peace.

I'm embracing many different things, but it's all feel-good.

I feel so fortunate.

I think it's a given that people know what I can do vocally.

I hate working out - I have to mentally push myself through it. I can get very whiny, saying things like, 'I can't do it!'

When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?

Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size.

I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there.

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.

Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings.

Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.

I really love traveling to Japan.

I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.

I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.

I don't think I could ever really be with a woman because that's a lot of... Yeah, there's a lot of estrogen and I'm a lot to deal with when it's that time of the month, so I can't imagine it times two.

My future daughter is not going to go through what I did.

After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.

People don't always want to have females as leaders.

I don't see anything wrong with being comfortable with my own skin.

I'm a lucky girl.

Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.

What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending... we gotta let ourselves be.

All I want to do is be normal. But really, it's other people who won't let me be that way.

I love my body.

I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.

It's always nerve-wracking when you're hosting 'Saturday Night Live.' You either sink or swim.