If life is a journey, It can take you anywhere you wanna go.
The roughest roads often lead to the top.
Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.
It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky.
I've never watched an entire episode of 'American Idol'. It's too mean.
Being a mother, singer and actress is a definite juggling act, but I don't think I would be comfortable any other way.
It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.
I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage - and at times I feel extremely weak.
I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?
I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.
It's a big responsibility to help someone express themselves as an artist.
I'm not just another bimbo.
I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.
When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?
I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.
I don't want to talk about genies in bottles anymore.
I went through my first big breakup, with a boyfriend who I had been with for more than two years. He had been one of my dancers, and it was my first love and his.
I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.
I'm a businesswoman.
I felt caged by my childhood.