Quotes

Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.

When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it.

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.

Well, I've been a Republican for all of my voting life.

I learned long ago that the most effective way to compete is to play your own game, and I've been competing with men my whole life.

I'm a pro-life candidate because I believe that science is proving us right every day.

The Democratic policy is any abortion, any time, for any reason at any point in a woman's pregnancy, right up until the last minute, to be paid by taxpayers. Barbara Boxer described this policy as, 'It's not a life until it leaves the hospital.'

If they did it like they did it in '96 or whenever, just picking it from one meet, what if someone had the meet of their life but they're not usually a good competitor? That could be really bad for the team. So, I think this is the best way.

I never intended for my singles to completely mirror my life, but they really have.

I think that I know in my heart that I am making music that I would bet my life on.

I've never known a day of my life that I didn't want to sing country music. I really did always know that it was my destiny.

My life has completely changed. Overnight it changed with 'Every Little Thing.'

You live such a weird life while you're out on the tour. You're in a van or an airplane more than you are anything else.

Everything has changed in my professional life; I get to live every dream - and more - that I ever wanted as a little girl, and as a teenager.

I think when you go through a lot of changes in every aspect of your life, you kind of realize that imperfections are kind of what make us all ourselves.

It's my lifelong dream to be able to do what I'm doing. So it feels unbelievable to be even considered one of the women in country.

Life doesn't always turn out the way we thought it would.

I think 2020 for me was the biggest learning lesson of my life.

I consider myself primarily a songwriter first, so the goal is to write songs that might be personal, but that people can translate into their own particular life.

I went through a public divorce and wrote a project called '29' that really just is all about speaking your truth and owning the fact that we all go through things in life and it's all about what comes out of them.

Pretty much everyday, there's a moment where I'm having to pinch myself and think, 'When did this happen to my life?'

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.

I'm honored to be a part of 'Total Divas' and show the world who Carmella is, not only on 'SmackDown Live' but in real life.

It's so fun because the Carmella you see on 'SmackDown Live' is so different to me. It's great to be able to portray this character in a way that I never would in real life.