Quotes by Christina Aguilera

"Red lips and fragrance always top off an outfit for me."

"I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background."

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

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

"For me the visual is just as important as the music."

"I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?"

"I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God."

"It's impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight."

"Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life."

"It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks."

"It's been a joy to be a part of other people's journey, to be able to inspire and be a part of new singers coming up in this business."

"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."

"So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?"

"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."

"It's important to take time for your spouse and nurture the relationship."

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

"I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt."

"I went through my first big breakup, with a boyfriend who I had been with for more than two years. He had been one of my dancers, and it was my first love and his."

"I definitely love women. They are more attractive to the naked eye."

"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."

"I never mind contorting myself for a good cause."

"I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children - we're all pretty bionic."

"I will not have my son grow up in a tension-filled home."

"In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally."

"It can be hard in this business, especially when you're very young, to figure out who you can and can't trust."

"Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America."

"I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures."

"I'm experimental by nature... always exploring my creativity."

"Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion."

"I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque."

"I should not have to prove my ethnicity to anyone. I know who I am."

"It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are."

"I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it."

"My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing."

"You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me."

"The most vulnerable people have tough exteriors because they are very scared inside, and it's very hard for people like that - people like me - to open up. But playing it safe means you stop being open to learning. I always try to find the challenges."

"I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time."

"My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise."

"I really don't spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect."

"I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home."

"I'm at peace."

"Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend."

"Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on."

"We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people."

"The roughest road often leads to the top."

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

"It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky."

"My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore."

"I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school."

"When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you."