Quotes from Justin Bieber

Canada's the best country in the world.

Without the Internet I would have no fans and I wouldn't be in this business. I owe everything to the Internet and my fans.

I grew up in a really small town with not a lot of money, and I liked singing, but it was just something that was a hobby.

I want to be a young dad. By 25 or 26 I want to see myself, like, married or start looking for a family.

It's cool when fans spend so much time making things for me. It means a lot.

I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place.

You can't always get what you want. But, if you're lucky, you get what you need.

Now that I'm on top, everyone wants to bring me down. Everyone's trying to tug at me and take my spot.

I don't really have an allowance. When I want to get something I just have to ask my mom.

Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry are two of the hottest girls in the world - and so normal and funny with it. If I was a few years older they are the kind of girls I'd like to date. I want a younger version of Cheryl and Katy - a mixture of the two would be hot.

I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.

I've had a few gigs where things have got out of hand and there has been a huge crush with my fans. They are important and I don't want them being hurt. They are a mad crowd.

Are you curious about cutting off your finger? Do you want to know what that feels like? To me, taking drugs is the same type of thing. In the end, all that happens is you get hurt by it.

I don't care if the girl is slim or fat, I just want the girl that makes me happy.

All around the world, people want to be loved.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

I leave the hip thrusts to Michael Jackson.

It's so hard, because everyone's got a camera-phone, and everyone wants to get their picture on the blogs. So they'll send anything that they have to the blogs. So you don't really get any privacy.

Sometimes it's overwhelming but I love my fans and it's always great to see them.

I've never made a bad song.

I think it's important to make all women feel like they're princesses, because every girl is a princess. I'm serious.

I make mistakes growing up. I'm not perfect; I'm not a robot.

There is time to play and then there are times to work hard and get my fans an album.

It's kind of hard to balance school and work sometimes. But sometimes, like, if I'm going to the White House and I'm in there doing a tour and stuff, that's like school.