Jamie Lynn Spears

“Me and my dad, we'd go to the dirt bike races every year. I mean we'd go probably too much every year. And he would make me listen to all country music.”

“Everybody is dealt a hand of cards. It was my choice to play them the way I played them.”

“I just want to be a good mom who makes her little girl proud.”

“The first year of marriage, you definitely get to throw the wife card out whenever you're mad.”

“I'm not just a child star. And I'm not just someone's sister. And I'm not just a teen mom.”

“Alabama is somebody that I have always loved, but I think what is so cool about them - it's amazing, actually - is that even people who aren't enormous fans, you know their music. You know of them; you know what they've done in the music world. I think that really says something about them.”

“I knew deep down that I was going to have my little girl, even if I had to raise her on my own, which is what I did.”

“To me, being in the studio is one of the most exciting parts about being an artist.”

“I would be lying if I said if I didn't miss out on what normal teenagers do, of course. But I don't need pity for that.”

“I would like to be like Britney, but maybe better, but I don't wanna outshine her.”

“I would say the only thing I may change is that my whole family could live in Louisiana. That would be nice if all our houses were a block away from each other. That, to me, would be the best thing in the entire world.”

“Of course, you want to be respected by your peers, and you want people to connect to you as an artist, but for me, it's more about staying true to myself and doing something I believe in and focusing on that.”

“I'm more honest in my lyrics than I am in anything else. It's where I feel the most safe to express myself.”

“I loved the Dixie Chicks. They were always so fun.”

“Music has always been close to my heart.”

“What's perfect for one mom might be the worst idea for another.”

“That has been my outlet and a way to provide for my child - writing songs for myself and for other artists.”

“I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed.”

“On the performance end, I take a lot of advice from my sister.”

“Truthfully, my childhood was so fun. Everything was new, and everything was like Christmas because we were just from this small town, and my sister had amazing success. It was so amazing to see my sister reach such heights.”