Quotes from Kelly Clarkson

I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It's what I wanted to do, so we went.

I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands.

The thing I love most about going on vacation is that I get to leave behind any kind of schedule. My entire life is scheduled from morning to night, and when I'm on vacation, there is no schedule.

I sound like such a tool, but becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I've never felt more empowered.

Music isn't just heard, it is felt.

I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't want to hope - I want to know. Like I don't hope there's a God, I know there's a God.

I never said I was a 'good girl.' I'm not a bad girl.

I've always been about less government.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

Everything changes, but beauty remains.

Pick the weeds and keep the flowers.

People are really concerned about my relationship status. When I tell people I'm happy being single, they don't believe me. They say: 'You have to be miserable being alone'.

Who are you wearing? Who are you wearing?

Since you've been gone, I can breath for the first time.

When people talk about my weight, I'm like, 'You seem to have a problem with it; I don't.'

Everyone says I'm like the girl next door... Y'all must have really weird neighbors!

Everybody always says that I'm the girl next door, which makes me think that y'all must have a lot of weird next-door neighbours.

I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

There is no greater feeling than hanging out with my dogs, or just walking around the land with our horses. My rescue ranch is is where I feel the most at peace and where I'm reminded of the simple things in life and let the chaos of my crazy work life fade away.

People keep asking me if I am having more fun, being blonde, but I always have fun! Whether I'm blonde, redhead, or brunette! I always have fun.

I don't really exude that 'it' factor.

Life's too short to be a pushover.

It's ignorant to think you know everything about a person. There's many different sides to everybodys personality and there's just different colours to a personality.

I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl.