I spent a lot of my life holding back my cries, and I want to change that because it's not good for me.

My life revolves around my child's routine.

I'm like everybody else.

Sting I've seen a few times, and he really inspired me in the sense that he breaks the songs down a lot and will take a different approach. He'll take an acoustic approach to them; he'll rearrange them for the live stage.

I didn't have a choice growing up but to be more insecure because others had more.

In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.

I have my own opinions, but my songs don't share them.

I love the role that men play in our lives.

I'm not someone who is glamorous all the time.

I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

You learn to accept your own reality.

I'm neither embarrassed of who I am, where I come from, what I've experienced, I'm not ashamed of it.

Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.

Suffering does not discriminate.

Coming from where I came from, it was unimaginable to ever be wealthy. That was just too far out of my reach.

I certainly don't think you need to be famous to want to leave a legacy, but when you are famous, it's even more likely that your child will get the wrong perspective on your life if you die prematurely.

I want to be successful, but I don't really have what it takes to do it comfortably.

I don't want someone photographing my cellulite - I can't take it!

The red-carpet spotlight is a little bit more nerve-racking when you haven't been doing it all the time.

My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.

I enjoy sports in person.

I'd like to see the Olympics live. I've only watched it on television.

I've been performing my whole life.

My fears and anxieties throughout my whole life have been slowly squeezing my voice.

I want romance.

I have two fathers.

I do not see my family life in any way, shape, or form as an opportunity for a photo.

I certainly could've gone off track many, many times in my youth.

My voice is stronger today than ever.

I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.

There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear.

I'm never at my best on television. There's a row of cameras between you and the audience, and it's very weird, very confusing.

Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it.

Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don't give it my all right now I'll regret it later. That's very important to me, because I've worked all my life to have this.

Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music.

I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain.

I'm more private than people realize. I'm not that easy to get to know.

If my clothing does stand out, then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.

The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.

In fact, I am actually grateful for what I’ve gone through and wouldn’t change a thing—although I admit I wouldn’t want to live it over again, either. Once was enough.

I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life.

Dysphonia is not a singing problem. It's a voice box issue in the muscle on the voice, very different from having a nodule on the vocal cords, which I've never had. I'm lucky that I've never had that. It needs a long renewal time, and even today, I am still addressing it.

There was a time when I was - after my very first record from Nashville, I thought I might not be one of those who actually really makes it, and I may end up back in Canada, just playing clubs. And that might - this might have just been it.