Top 85 Quotes & Sayings by Rebecca Ferguson - Page 2

I think, even in society, people get so caught up in how they look. I think I let that go, and I've learnt to not care.

I feel like people are just waiting for me to fail, so I have to be careful what decisions I make in my career.

I want to go out with my friends and have a laugh. It's funny: you always attract men when you don't want them - you'll go out, and they'll want your number, while you're left thinking, 'Where were you when I wanted a boyfriend?'

I do love dance music, but at the same time, I'm not looking to put out a big pop album. You've got to be the best you can be.

I believe things are meant to be. It's the only way I can explain it because I had auditioned before to get on 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent,' and I didn't get through - it was literally, 'No!'

My mum is a lovely woman, so strong but so kind and compassionate. She brought us up to be proud, loving and forgiving.

I'm playing with music and working on different types of music. But I've realised that I can't really stray from what is my marker.

After 'X Factor,' I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase - splurge and see that it's worthless - to get it out of my system.

The aim for me is to have a long career. I've got a couple of kids, and so I can't really be a fashion because I have to sustain a life for my children.

I've been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman - on their albums, they really tell it like it is.

My first-ever date on my first tour, the sound completely cut out. So I had to go on and just shout loudly to the audience.

I think there's definitely a dance album or at least single in me somewhere. I would want to work with a really cool Ibiza DJ, though.

Work made me more streetwise because you can be so sheltered at home. I'd definitely encourage my kids Lillie and Karl, who are nine and seven, to get Saturday jobs in the future.

For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.

If I got married one day and settled down, I would love to have more children.

There's certain people that do pop well. Beyonce's one of them, Rihanna, Rita Ora, I could go on and on. You've got to recognise what your talent and niche is.

I like Sam Bailey - she's got a huge voice.

Sometimes I won't put a lot of make up on; I won't put foundation on. I'll just pop a bit of blusher on. I'm not obsessed with trying to look like a Victoria's Secret model - it's real life.

I came from nothing. We didn't have money, so I started work at 14 because I really needed the money.

I remember sitting on a bench in New York and sobbing and realising that my ambition to be a singer was making me selfish - I was a mother with two children, and I needed a backup plan.

My nan taught me never to put value on possessions but to value family, friends and people. I buy lovely things and enjoy them, but they don't rule me.

What I hated then - and hate now - is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn't ruin your life - having a child is a blessing.

I'd gone from being a mum to all of a sudden having people fussing and overly pampering me. It can easily change you.

What I loved with Billie Holiday is she had a good way of parlaying the sorrow with a positive musical twist.

I love a good remix! Moto Blanco did a great one of 'I Hope'.