The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

Sometimes I'll flip through a magazine and do a double take when I see myself in it, it's just crazy!

It's totally weird to see myself on a billboard!

I take all of my life lessons, which some people might call 'mistakes,' and apply them to my future so that I keep growing.

I'm a really emotional person so I cry for everything.

I'm a huge shoe person, and I have lots of shoes.

I wear a lot of black, but not in the goth way, I just really love black. I'll never be in pink or purples.

I started singing at age five and haven't stopped since.

I never thought I would become a television host, but I never thought anybody would pay me to just talk.

I love every kind of music.

I like things in my hair - big feather pieces.

Man may change, government may change, people may change but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.

I'm a name and a question.

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.

Create a state of Bliss where everything is in perfect balance.

It's very difficult to censor anything anymore.

Energy and art go where they will.

My teacher has a reading problem. He can't read my writing

I never tried to use anything besides my own sweat and blood and talent to get somewhere.

A conviction is in the nature of a verdict and judgment, and therefore it must be precise and certain.