“I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.”— Aaliyah
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”— Anne Lamott
“I think that it's a great inspiration to see people who are in the public eye let it be known that they're not perfect.”— Clay Aiken
“I'm an extremist. I'm either hated or loved. I think it's down to when I first came out, I was very polished, I was very factory-made and I was very controlled by a record company.”— Christina Aguilera
“The first 'American Idol' was my favorite. It was the most real. There had never been a show like that.”— Paula Abdul