Quotes by Kelly Clarkson

God will never give you anything you cant handle, so dont stress.

Everything changes, but beauty remains.

Pick the weeds and keep the flowers.

Confidence is seen, not heard.

Music isn’t just heard, it is felt.

My experiences remind me that its those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.

It’s ignorant to think you know everything about a person. There’s many different sides to everybodys personality and there’s just different colours to a personality.

The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like theres this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star and I think, Well, you say Im a pop star, so maybe thats not true.

Im actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think its a depressing word. I dont want to hope - I want to know. Like I dont hope theres a God, I know theres a God.

My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear and they are there for me in the good and bad times. Without them I have no idea where I would be and I know that their love for me is whats keeping my head above the water.

Im cute - and God I hate that. Because thats not cool. Im like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. Its the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because Im an everyday, normal girl.

The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesnt matter what mood youre in or what kind of a year youve had - its a fresh start.

I love healthy stuff and junk an equal amount. Whatever Im craving, I go for it. Im never trying to lose weight - or gain it. Im just being.

I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. Its what I wanted to do, so we went.

The question I love to get asked is: Whats the hardest part of your job? And literally, the answer is probably real sad, but its to just to be me. Like, its really hard, because I think people, you know, have a set idea of what a pop star should be.

There is no greater feeling than hanging out with my dogs, or just walking around the land with our horses. My rescue ranch is is where I feel the most at peace and where Im reminded of the simple things in life and let the chaos of my crazy work life fade away.

Im always going to live in Texas. Texas is my home - itll be my home forever.

Im from a small town so, like, everyones married with children or about to have children. So its a little hard when you go home and people are like - and thats why people think Im gay - because theyre like Why arent you married? And Im like, it doesnt happen for everyone right off the bat.

I still watch Idol, and its still the No. 1 show, so obviously Im not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.