“True story - I had index cards; I would write things on them and post ...” — Fantasia Barrino Quote

“True story - I had index cards; I would write things on them and post them on the mirror in the bathroom. And I would speak it. Because you have to speak life. You have to speak what you want. You have to watch what you say because it's power in your tongue.”

“I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn't understand that.”

“I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'”

“I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.”

“If you get rid of emotion for a minute and think about the threat of terrorism statistically, it's not even there. The probability that you will slip on a wet floor in your bathroom and die is a thousand times higher than the probability of you dying as a result of terrorism.”

“The only time it gets weird is which bathroom do I go into sometimes.”