I really love live performing!
If other people choose to believe because I do, great. I want to show people God’s love through what I do and who I am. At the same time, I don’t feel I need to pass out Bibles at the concert.
I never knew that people made a club for me!
I’m tired and I don’t know what day it is.
I don’t understand why people like me! It doesn’t make any sense!
No matter what the situation you’re in, if you’re raised in a loving environment, that’s the most important thing.
Faith is not about a building or a lifestyle. You can minister in many ways besides attending services or being a preacher. And I think that that’s what I feel most thankful for – that I have the opportunity to minister now, in my own way.
I liked being able to work with all the different producers and take what they brought to the table and bring my own style to it.
I had been told by a number of people that if you get half of what you want on your first album, you’re doing really well. Pretty much every single thing they had was something that I liked. There were maybe one or two songs I didn’t like, and they were taken off the album quickly.
I think Washington, in general, is dysfunctional. I think it’s high time we put people in Congress who were not beholden to their party, and not beholden to anything but the people who they live around and grew up around, in my case.
I’m around a lot of good people who keep me grounded and don’t let me get too high above my raisings. I have some good friends who don’t talk about my job, and that’s nice. Those are the friends who are my favorites. That helps a lot.
Because I’m from North Carolina, you think I’m the Andy Griffith show, or something?
There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.
I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.
If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.
I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.
While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.
You know, I think I’m a stronger person for realizing that you can’t make everybody love you.
I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I’m trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.
I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That’s really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn’t like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.