“I’ve always followed my heart and pursued my dreams, and I imagine that people find it inspiring.”

I’m very boring. I’m a mom. I’m 34 years old.

I would really, really, really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what to do next, and when she’s performing, the audience is just in awe of her.

I dress the way I want. I don’t pretend to be someone I’m not.

The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.

I wish my hair was thicker, and I wish my feet were prettier. My toes are really ugly. I wish my ears were smaller. And my nose could be smaller too.

Just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn’t mean I’m naughty.

If you love yourself, it will all work out.

I guess it’s an okay thing to express yourself.

I have always been heavily involved in every album I have ever made. I’m very stubborn when it comes to recording and will only record songs I love, which is why it takes me a long time to make an album.

Performing is my therapy, to become different people onstage.

England is one of my favorite places. The fans are just so crazy.

My life has always been very speculated, watched, and judged really my whole life.

Love is love! People should be able to do whatever makes them happy!

Devil is in the details.

Christina Aguilera and I are friends no matter what the media makes up.

I’m attracted to guys who are really confident and make conversation.

I was once told that I could speak any dream into existence and I haven’t been able to shut up ever since.

I think my all time favourite song would be between ‘Slow Dancing in a Burning Room’ and ‘Dreaming with a Broken Heart’ by John Mayer.

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.

We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.

Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.

Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.

The support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.

I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.