Quotes from Ciara

I was so driven that sometimes you don't recognise all the good things that are happening to you.

Dancing - however you do it, even if it's in your living room - is a great workout.

Everything in life is about timing. I've been able to have my experiences and learn from them and kind of figure out the thing that works for me and is best for me, and that's all I can really say.

Moms, take it from me: do not buy your baby too many shoes when they're so tiny, because their feet grow every week.

I don't believe in bright, cheesy colors that are applied from roots to tips. I'm not really into that. But I love the more fashion-y way of adding color to your hair methodically.

For me, I like old-school rap music. There was a time when music was so, so rich overall, and the content of what people talked about was so deep on every level, song-for-song, pound-for-pound, and on radio, there was so much content. I gravitate more towards that type of music, to be honest.

There are some songs where you're like, 'I really like this song,' and it just didn't work out how you thought it would. That's life. You win some, you lose some. You can't dwell on it. I can't be worried about the past.

I'm a tomboy at heart. I always like to say that I'm an ordinary girl doing extraordinary things.

Cute accessories always help bring out your outfit and pull it all together.

Everyone loves to dance. I've realized that's a part of what I do more and more every day.

I love shopping! I'm impatient though. I'll go to the mall and in 30 minutes be ready to go.

This digital world is what you make of it in the end.

I think it's so fun when I get to work with women writers in particular because we really understand the core story or foundation as women. That's so important to me that the authenticity is there, you know, from the place that I speak from for my women. Having other females with me helps me dig deeper.

After I had my son, I was like, 'I can conquer the world.' I just delivered a 9 pound, 10 ounce baby. I was walking in my living room like, 'Yeah, the champ is here!' That's how I felt.

When I start training, I get very serious and focused about it. I probably train 4-5 days a week, and I eat probably eat 5-8 small meals a day to keep my metabolism going.

It becomes obvious when people are sincere in their criticism and when they're not. I've learned over time that people will always have something to say.

I don't see myself beneath Beyonce and Jay Z; I don't see myself above them. I'm in my own world, hungry to grow.

My fans have grown up with me and seen my life change over the years, from a young girl with 'Goodies' to a full-grown woman and now mom.

As soon as the doctor said I could start training again, I was on the treadmill the very next day. Once I got back into it, I worked out two or three times daily.

Education is everything - education is your power, education is your way in life for whatever you want to do.

As long as I know that I give my best every time, I can sleep well knowing that.

Juggling being a mom and an entertainer is a challenge I face every day.

I'm not totally innocent, and I do date. But as a young woman, I also demand respect.

You don't know your child until they get here; you don't know their personality.