Kellie Pickler

“The USO tours I've been part of have definitely been the highlight of my career and my life.”

“The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.”

“I don't talk to myself or anything, but sometimes I say things and I laugh at myself. Sometimes you have to make fun of yourself.”

“I collaborated with fellow cat lover and designer Geren Ford to create a sweater that we hope any cat parent would wear to show their kitty pride and that all animal lovers can wear in support of the ASPCA.”

“'Things that Never Cross a Man's Mind' is probably one of my favorite upbeat tempo songs because it is just a sassy song, and it's a fun song.”

“Surround yourself with positive people and you'll be a positive person.”

“You should never doubt yourself because you never, ever know what's around the corner.”

“My grandfather is a retired Marine, and I've always had a great deal of respect for anyone who serves our country.”

“The thing is, my life is a country song. I don't need to be manufactured, and I don't need anyone to tell me what to say or what to sing.”

“Cancer does not discriminate.”

“I was tossed all over the place growing up, which I guess prepared me for the music business, but the one thing that has always been there, that has never ever left me, has been country music.”

“When we went to Iraq, we stayed in one of Saddam's palaces. It was kind of creepy. If those walls could talk, there's no telling what stories they'd tell.”

“There's one place that I've always known I wanted to be, and that is on country radio.”