I'm a very independent woman.

A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.

Country music fans are extremely supportive. Once they're with you, they're with you for life.

The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me.

The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

I wasn't a great background singer.

I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go.

I've always defended Shania. She not only opened doors; she knocked several down.

Nashville is one of the greatest places for the best songwriters in the world. It's been fantastic to live there and to raise our family there. It's a great town.

When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.

I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside.

I didn't realize that everyone was so attracted to my hair. I thought, well what about my music?

When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.

I'm a home girl. I like to stay home.

I'm a very independent woman.

I think what makes our marriage work amid all the glare is that my husband is my best friend. He inspires everything in my life and enables me to do the best that I can. I want to hang out with him more than anyone.

I'm very competitive but in a very nice way.

Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.

My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a lifetime.

Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games.

Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.

Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.

Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.

Reba is very, very close to everyone around her. She's a classy lady.

A man who is right by your side through everything makes you happy. But he can leave your side to make dinner once in a while!

I can't even say what my greatest fear is because I, I can't even imagine. Being without my family... I can't even say it because it makes me cry.

I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.

I don't want to sound like a Hallmark card, but to be able to wake up each day with food and shelter, that alone is good. Forget aging and the fact that my butt is becoming a little more familiar with my knees than my tailbone. If you are six feet above ground it's a good day. So, give me more!

I drink a lot of water and I never leave the house without putting on moisturizer and lip gloss.

I grew up asking for everything under the sun for Christmas, but I knew I wasn't going to get it all.

I have a wonderful family: My parents are churchgoing, salt-of-the-earth Southern people. They gave me a lot of love and are so unaffected by fame.

I have had wrinkles on my forehead and my smile line since I was a kid. I see them in my own kids. I know what they're going to look like. So it's kind of like that's my personality. I feel the older you get, too, the more confident you become just in your own skin.

I have this strength that comes from knowledge.

I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy.

I love 'Somebody to Love' by Queen and of course 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of my favorites, just because it makes everyone in the room go crazy. Everyone tries to sing along with it, and half the room gets it right and the other half gets it wrong.

I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.

I think society, in general, is hard on women, period.

I try to find a reason to laugh each day. Somehow, if you can incorporate laughter into your day, every day, it really helps. It's the little things in life that make me happy.

I'm able to shift gears from mom to performer to mom pretty quickly.

I'm such a happy, easygoing person.

It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.

It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.

Marriage isn't something you agree to do one day, and if things don't go right, then it's over.

My family and my friends are most important to me. These people are my foundation.

The hardest thing for me is planning ahead. My mom was brilliant at it.

The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my best album to date. But other than that, I've never listened to my records, ever.

There are things I've done in the past I'm not proud of - and I could talk about them if I wanted to - but I don't reveal my secrets... I prefer certain things to remain personal; there have to be boundaries. And I don't think you need a scandal to have an interesting story.

There was a period of time when I first moved to Nashville, like the first couple of years, that I was just simply lost. I didn't know who I was; I didn't know really what I was doing here. I was meant to be a singer, but I just felt lost. That's when I went on the search for my birth family.