Kelly Rowland quotes:

Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God.

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

I am not perfect! When I was a little girl I thought I was ugly. My nose was too big for my face.

Never give up on your dream... because you never know what the Lord can bless you with.

We all have different things that we go through in our everyday life, and it's really important to know just at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you face, you know, that you're going to win at the end of the day. You got to believe in yourself. You got to believe in God, know that He's going to get you through it.

I actually started singing in church when I was about five years old. I remember looking at the choirs and just hearing all of those great big beautiful voices. And there was this one woman who could just wail. And I remember trying to sing like her when I was like going home.

I love finding new talent, to be completely honest, and my opportunity that I got to do 'X Factor U.K.' was just incredible. I will never forget it.

I would never become a size zero. I work out because I want to look good naked, simple as that.

Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive.

The only thing I really love is Fiji water. That's like the only crazy request - I don't like any other water.

Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything.

We all come to the point where it's time to get yourself straight, as a businesswoman, a mother, whatever you are in life. It's tough love but it's also being real with yourself. It's important to take those rose-coloured glasses off and see what's going on.

I just love clothes! I'm a girl who loves clothes, accessories, shoes, bags and jewelry.

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

I'm from the South - I love to eat, and that's why I have to exercise.

I remember I went through a period where I didn't embrace my 'chocolatiness.' I don't know if that's a word, but I didn't embrace my chocolate lifestyle. Just being a chocolate, lovely brown skin girl and being proud of that.

For a long time I wasn't happy, but that had nothing to do with Beyonce. That had to do with me trying to get my life in order and make better decisions for myself. I'm seeing all these wonderful things happen for her, and I am happy for her. But I want a path. I want things to pop off for me, too.

I wear men's cologne - it gets the fellas!

I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth.

Argh... I could be better with my time. I like to be punctual, but I could be better.

When you want something bad enough, you work your butt off for it.

I went to a predominantly white school, and I was the only black girl. I can remember thinking, 'I don't want to be as dark as I am - I want to be a little fairer.' I didn't want to be me.

It took a long while for me to know that I'm beautiful. I remember going through this phase when I was younger of wanting to pass by mirrors and not look at them. That was so ridiculous. I've learned now that beauty starts from within.

I saw someone the other day with yellow on their eyelids, and it looked so fresh. But I thought if I did that I'd look like a clown. So I went and I bought some yellow eye shadow from M.A.C. and I noticed that when you mix it with water it works better. So I tried it, and I looked like Big Bird. I will never do that again.

As women, we have to realize what we bring to the table. What do you want to do for the world? How do you want to change it? And when you know that, you don't have to compare yourself to anybody else.

I actually crashed the car I learned to drive on. It was a friend of mine's car.

I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version.

I would never go blonde. I'd look crazy.

I love a nicely groomed guy who smells good. That's important.

When it comes to racial issues, I'm very passionate about young girls just loving who they are in their own skin. Because I remember going to an all-white school and being the only black girl in an all-white school, think - looking around me, thinking there's no one else here that looks like me.

If I think I'm going to get into trouble I always say that I'm sick.

I don't get hit on enough.

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

I love food so much, all I have to do is look at it and I gain 5 pounds.

Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in. I couldn't have lived alone before. I always needed someone to share my space but now I like being by myself. If I want to be with people then I see my friends; if I want a date then I'll have one.

I think the most beautiful thing is that we're not parting because there were problems. We're parting because we're celebrating each others' growth.

I love a guy that can be emotional and get in touch with his feminine side. It's really sweet. It says a lot about a man to me.

If you have a pair of shoes that hurt, don't wear them. The ugliest thing that I think I've seen is a woman walk like her feet hurt. It's awful, so make sure your shoes fit.

Honesty, like my mama always says, is always the best policy.

Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in.

I feel like, if it's supposed to happen, then it'll happen. God will send me somebody special, whenever the timing is right, so I'm just patient.

If you don't know your worth, if you don't know your value, if you don't know how fantabulous you are - it's going to be hard for other people to see it. Being appreciative of self is beauty to me.

Ever since we were little, we were so on fire for our dreams. We never let anyone blow our flames out.

I do sing in the car. I actually sing Britney Spears songs in the car - me and a close friend of mine. She lives in West Palm and I live in Miami, and when we're going back and forth to see each other, we sing: 'Oh, Baby Baby.' We sing all these 1990s songs. We're like two 14-year-old kids just having a good time.

Could I see myself with a British boyfriend? Absolutely. The way they wear their pants is so cute. Guys don't do it in America. Their style is cute. I just feel like Brits are honest - period. And that's what I like.

I just feel like Brits are honest - period. And that's what I like.

I love doing collaborations - it's always good to do something that's out the box.

I'm kind of a germ freak. When I get on a plane, I spray my seat and everything with Lysol Disinfectant Spray.

My face and skin trick is to moisturise well in the winter time, because the weather eats up your skin, and I never go to sleep with make up on. Someone told me it ages you ten years.

One thing that I had to remember in my personal journey in the music industry and coming up in the music industry was how many times I was told no. I was signed, I was dropped, I was signed, and I was put on a shelf.

I ain't gonna get this, it's a horror movie, it's hard to act scared.

I'm in love with wigs. I get them custom-made, and I have my hairstylist shape them to my head. I can go from short to long in less than a minute!

When I get married, it will be for life - divorce is not an option.

You know how the Beatles broke off - they all did their solo projects and they came back together and they were even stronger!

Clean up. Clean up, everybody, everywhere. Clean up. Clean up, everybody do your share.

For right now, it really is the end. Hopefully in 10 years we'll all be married and have babies.

Holiday traditions in my family are really it's all about the kids.

I can't spread myself too thin to where I have nothing left to give!

I did live over in the U.K. for a while, so I guess I'm just naturally a Brit at heart.

I don't allow the industry or anybody to put me in a box. I did that for a minute and I was like, 'I can't do this anymore.'

I felt like there was a void in the marketplace in girl groups. Musically, there is something truly exciting about harmonies in one song. A group has more to offer.

I got into cooking just by watching my mom and my aunts and my great-aunts and actually one of my cousins who has her own catering business in Atlanta, Georgia. So everybody around me really cooked and it was just all these different styles and backgrounds and cuisines of cooking that I found so interesting.

I had to work 10 times harder. People expect so much of you, because they want to see if you can strive and stand on your own.

I remember going to Europe and one makeup artist made me look pink, then she tried to correct it but turned me green! I had to learn how to do my own makeup.

I think it's really important to know what you're putting into your body and give it nourishment.

I want to tell stories and make people feel good. That's when music is at its finest.

I went my direction, my direction is whatever I want to go.

I'll be stuntin like my daddy.

I'm just steadily building myself up as Kelly Rowland, not just Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, which is a blessing to be able to do that.

Kids are so busy with different things and are occupied with other things, so when they do find themselves to be creative, it's often that they can be creative in the kitchen and they get the opportunity to bond with family, friends and talk. It just opens up their lines of communication. We need that now for these young people.

Life is really a blessing to be able to do what you love everyday, to learn about yourself. For me it's been about becoming a woman, and I've really enjoyed that experience.

Television remains an incredible tool when it comes to ensure the best promo, but one thing was always clear to me, I didn't want reality stars; I wanted stars.

To achieve anything great in life you must be willing to make a sacrifice.

What I did was go into the studio and make music that I love. Make music that when you hear it, it feels good. Whether it was urban inspired, dance inspired, HipHop inspired or it just feels good period.

When you make pain look this good it never wears out.

You're only as strong as your weakest member; you're only as positive as your most negative friend