Quotes from LeAnn Rimes

It's tough to break into this business - now more so than ever.

You can't break what's broken already.

When I first came out with Blue, everyone compared me to Patsy Cline, which is the biggest honor, 'cause I've always looked up to her.

I need somebody with staying power who will make me go weak in the knees.

I believe above the storm, the smallest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in that great somewhere hears every word.

Everyone gets criticized.

I refuse to discuss tabloid rumors.

I don't earn my money from trying to hurt people or get in the tabloids.

I'm Southern, so alligator tail is pretty interesting and yummy.

Like mercy from heaven's gate, there's a freedom in your arms that carries me through. I need you.

I've grown up in the press my entire life.

What people don't understand is that it wasn't about Dean or Eddie, it was about whether or not I was in the right place.

Janis Joplin is definitely one of my biggest influences. She taught me how to feel music, and I don't think there's anyone like her that could bring such pain and emotion to a song.

I don't believe it's productive to go around and badmouth anyone that I work with, because at the end of the day, we all have to sit in front of each other and agree or disagree.

I have been blessed to have experienced so much in my short lifetime.

I signed my deal when I was 11, and the success I had, no one could explain that to an adult, what's about to happen to them, much less a kid. There's not many people around who've experienced that.

I'm living life as best I can - but I'm not exempt from failure and making bad choices.

Living life, I mean, my two stepsons, my husband, I think every day - today interaction inspires me - as far as music goes - inspires my art.

The funny thing is the songs that people think are about me probably aren't. And the songs that are probably are the ones they wouldn't think... so that's where it kind of is funny.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

Eddie and I are overwhelmed by the amount of lovely well wishes. We are blessed and.... I'm Mrs. Cibrian!

I want to make my music and be a happy woman, a good wife, a good mom and one day hopefully have a child of my own.

Part of my therapy is to write.

I've been in therapy my whole life.