Quotes from Cheryl Cole

I couldn't see a future of doing anything other than performing. I didn't like school if I'm being honest. I would have settled for performing in any capacity.

I don't trust anybody in my life except my mother and my dogs.

I've learned so much from my mistakes... I'm thinking of making some more.

Team spirit spurs me on. I've always found it easier to be strong for other people than for myself.

My privacy is very intentional.

If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a spear at.

Life provides many lessons, so pay attention, everything you learn is valuable.

I love Prince Harry. Good looking and a bit of a rebel. Me and his dad are as thick as thieves and I knew Harry before I knew his dad so we've met a few times. I think he's amazing. And I think you can relate to him because he's made mistakes. He's cool.

I'm a very hands-on person; I don't just want to give my name to something and not be a big part of it.

I'd love kids. I'm obsessed with babies. Of course I've thought about baby names. A million times. I like Alfie for a little boy.

I'm not one of those people who holds a grudge about anything.

Anybody that's been through a divorce, and I hope it's something people never have to experience, it's the worse thing in the world.

I love that feeling of inspiring other women.

Too much of anything can make you sick, even the good can be a curse - Cheryl Cole

Sisterhood is important to me.

The reason I go for the designers is because they make me feel good. It's about finding clothes that make you feel good as a woman. If I like it, I'll wear it. You have to go with your instincts and not be led by trends.

I don't think I'm a style icon, not at all. Sometimes I just want to rock out in me scruffs and me Uggs. You know, a really comfy old tracksuit with maybe a dollop of ketchup down the front.

What I will say is that business is not a nice area. And you might say that I am a business woman, but I'm not into cut-throat business moves.

I didn't know what I was in for when I joined 'The X Factor' - I underestimated it.

I still am very street - I just have nicer clothes. I'm not ashamed of that.

I can act normally, and I can go out, but people around you don't act normally. If it was normal, I'd go out and have my dinner and nobody would be video-phoning me eating my dinner.

I don't trust anybody in my life except my mother and my dogs.

I love Prince Harry. Good looking and a bit of a rebel. Me and his dad are as thick as thieves and I knew Harry before I knew his dad so we've met a few times. I think he's amazing. And I think you can relate to him because he's made mistakes. He's cool.

I can't hurt any more than I've been hurt, I can't cry any more than I've cried. I've been to the highest of highs and lowest of lows, so one day I'm going to find my middle ground and be happy.