Quotes By Kelly Clarkson

I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It's what I wanted to do, so we went.

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.

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

When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

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

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

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!

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

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.

People keep asking me if I am having more fun, being blonde, but I always have fun! Whether I'm blonde, redhead, or brunette! I always have fun.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.'

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.

I don't really exude that 'it' factor.

I try not to date musicians. It's all I've dated. Every guy I've dated is a musician. Obviously, it's not working.

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.

Who are you wearing? Who are you wearing?

Really, what I try to instill in my fans is to be healthy and happy. I have no desire to be super-skinny.

I've always been about less government.

No matter what size I am I love performing no matter how big or little I am! I feel good.

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 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 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.

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