I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage - and at times I feel extremely weak.

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

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'

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

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

Getting older, you just don't want to sing fluffy.

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

When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

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

I'm a lucky girl.

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

I was known as the little girl with the big voice.

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

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

I'm a smart girl. There are decisions that I make for reasons, and the most important thing is that my son is happy and he always will be. He's surrounded by love.

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

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.

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

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.

Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?

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

I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.

I felt caged by my childhood.

I've always been really good with my heels. Even pregnant, I could perform in heels.

I feel things deeply.

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

My first love was singing and I had no time for boys.

I was never into the boy crazy thing because I was very focused on my career.

Being a mother, singer and actress is a definite juggling act, but I don't think I would be comfortable any other way.

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

When you're young, it's so easy to get bull-dozed.

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

Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.

I love my body.

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.

I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.

I feel so fortunate.

I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life.

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

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

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

Sometimes you just know what you're placed on this earth to do.

I stray away from formulaic, the formatted.

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

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

Now everyone is a critic.

I'm a businesswoman.

I don't want to believe my own hype.

I don't even watch my own show: I tape it, I'm out.

I'm one that likes to collaborate.