Quotes from Jessica Simpson

I always wonder if what I'm wearing will be something that people would compliment, or want to wear. I don't ever get ready just for myself, ever.

I think anything sounds good with a Southern accent.

Well, for me, I grew up very Southern Baptist, and I definitely lived in my bubble. You know, I lived in my bubble that was in my church.

I want to be a role model.

Image is the most important thing about someone's career and longevity.

I'm not that kind of publicity, attention-grabber type of artist.

I think Angelina Jolie has done amazing, amazing things, and the international adoption rate just since her has skyrocketed. It's unbelievable.

When you grow up in the music industry, trying to be Britney Spears because that's what sells records and then you realize, 'All I have to do is be myself? I should have thought of that a long time ago,' it feels good to have success come from what's actually inside of you.

I loved everything about marriage. I loved having a companion to wake up with and have barbecues with. But things happen and people grow apart.

People always say that pregnant women have a glow. And I say it's because you're sweating to death.

I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!

I have a huge rib cage, which is why I can hold a note out until I'm blue in the face... because I have such a big lung capacity.

I can't deprive myself of things because then I obsess about it and end up eating.

To be a mentor for up-and-coming artists is right up my alley.

I'm never going to be a woman who doesn't work. At 12 I was emancipated from my parents so I could sign my first record deal. I think I was born working!

Twenty-three is old. It's almost 25, which is like almost mid-20s.

For me, it's just eat whatever makes you feel good. Work out whenever you want to. Just take care of yourself.

I made sure no butt cheek hung out. You know, the original Daisy, Catherine Bach's shorts were shorter than mine.

At school my boobs were bigger than all my friends' and I was afraid to show them. Now, I feel they make my outfits look better. They're like an accessory.

I get my inspiration from books, pictures, art. I might find a vintage scarf and say, "I think this should be our color palette."

Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says 'Chicken by the Sea.

Twenty-three is old. It's almost 25, which is like almost mid-20s.

Platypus? I thought it was pronounced platymapus. Has it always been pronounced platypus?

Sometimes we are all so afraid to be honest with ourselves because we know that honesty will lead to somewhere." I wrote this ten years ago. "Can fear walk us to something better?