Christina Aguilera Quotes

I'm not being like, 'Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl.

I'm a businesswoman.

The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs.

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

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

When my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape. I saw it as a way out.

Target is one of the best at really listening to the artist and understanding what they are about.

In school that used to happen a lot: they'd get me to sing and then they'd hate me for it.

I'm not a 9-to-5 woman who has the same kind of lifestyle for years on end. I couldn't do it.

I want to look good when people see me.

The female form is much more erotic than the male, who doesn't think that?

You can never be too perfect, too thin, too curvy. I'm very confident and happy with my body.

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

I don't want to believe my own hype.

I feel like I've been locked up tight for a century, waiting for someone to release me.

I wouldn't feel right wearing clothes covering my body.

Why is a woman's sexuality always under so much scrutiny? Why can't she do exactly what she please without being called a million things?

That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.

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

I'm turning 30 years old this year ... it's better than 20, I'll tell you that. The lessons I've learned.

I just get really bored with sticking to the norm and having the proper conservative image. That's just so not me.

I don't want to be just a straight pop singer. I'm a vocalist and that's what I want to be seen as in the long run.

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

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

I'm one that likes to collaborate.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

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 have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas.

I thought I knew who you were, but I see now you were a lesson to learn, and all I am to you now is a bridge that's been burned.

Pain is rewarding, in every capacity.

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

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

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

After all you've put me through, you would think I despise you, but in the end I want to thank you because you made me that much stronger.

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

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

I always wanted to have my own album recorded and released before I graduated high school.

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

I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There's so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it.

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

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

The road is a lot of work.

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

I don't need nobody tryin' to make me over
I just wanna live simple and free.

Bruises fade father, but the pain remains the same. And I still remember how you kept me so afraid.

I love Tom Cruise. When Penelope Cruz is through with him, I'm next.

I don't weigh myself - it's all about how I feel in my clothes.

I love getting my feet massaged.

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

The sky is the limit. I'm just following where life takes me. It's been an incredible journey.

I do not intend to tip-toe through life, but to arrive safely at death.

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

At this point of my life, I'm 32 and I feel sexier than ever because you know what you want,

It's amazing how a truly great songwriter can touch anyone in the world with their words.

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.

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

People expect me to cry, but I always laugh when things go wrong.

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

For me, my voice and music was always an outlet. Growing up in an unstable environment and whatnot, music was my only real escape.

So now the devil's in my soul.

You've got to make a decision: Are you going to go down with the situation, or are you going to focus and succeed? My dream ... kept me going.

There's nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm.

Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.

My fans do deserve to see me back out on the road.

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.

People take sex far too seriously.

It's a big responsibility to help someone express themselves as an artist.

I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.

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

I didn't want to do something that was easy for me.

I like to be as free as possible at all times.

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 have a specific vision for something, you just go in and attack it.

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

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

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

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

Some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill.

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

Call me a slag. If it means being a strong woman, I'll gladly be that.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.

The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.

I don't want to talk about genies in bottles anymore.

I feel so fortunate.

Men aren't as strong and capable as we are. We're machines.

I really feel free and not as serious as I have been in the past.

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.

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

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

Power is making a statement about who you are.

In the end you'll see you won't stop me.

I find fragrance to be such a mood enhancer and definitely a seduction tool.

My elementary school days were miserable. After Star Search, the jealousy got really bad that our neighbors slashed our tires.

Just the whole concept of burlesque, I've always been fascinated with it. I've always collected so many books about burlesque.

I still got the nasty in me.

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

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

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

I hate working out - I have to mentally push myself through it. I can get very whiny, saying things like, 'I can't do it!'

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