I've never heard a song written from a stepmother's point of view, about their family. LeAnn Rimes More Quotes by LeAnn Rimes More Quotes From LeAnn Rimes Reba McEntire came through town when I lived in Texas. She had this amazing theatrical show with, like, 13 different wardrobe changes. I was eight and I was like, Wow, I wanna do that! LeAnn Rimes eighttexasdifferent I think singing traditional country is wonderful, because I'm bringing it to my generation and to the younger kids. LeAnn Rimes countrykidsthinking I need honor and love in my life from somebody who's playin' for keeps. What I'm searching for is a man who'll stand by me: who will walk through the fire and be my flame in the night. I won't settle for less than what I deserve: a friend and a lover who'll love me for the rest of my life. LeAnn Rimes firemennight Without you, there'd be no sun in my sky, there would be no love in my life, there'd be no world left of me. LeAnn Rimes would-besunsky What no woman or man needs is anyone telling them they are 'too fat' or 'too skinny.' That just adds to the many stereotypes out there about a person's weight. LeAnn Rimes skinnyweightmen I know you can't go back, so I try to do all the things other teenagers do. LeAnn Rimes teenagerknowstrying I don't care if I'm in too deep. LeAnn Rimes too-deepcareifs I was 5 when I won my first song and dance competition, and my parents asked me if that is what I wanted to do, and I said, "Yeah." At 5, how can you know that? On some level, I knew that was my gift. LeAnn Rimes competitionparentsong I never, ever in my heart want to hurt anyone. LeAnn Rimes hurtwantheart Keep your sense of self; don't get caught up in what people want you to be. LeAnn Rimes selfwantpeople I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through. LeAnn Rimes apologizingwho-i-amgone Every day of my life is going out in public and seeing people's lives and listening to stories - all that kind of stuff musically inspires me. LeAnn Rimes listeninginspirepeople As a singer and songwriter, I have great admiration for many of the budding stars who come to try their hand at performing and can relate to the hopes and aspirations of all the contestants, no matter how good or bad. LeAnn Rimes starstryinghands Commitment. Someone who'll go the distance. I need somebody with staying power who'll make me go weak in the knees. Commitment. And everything that goes with it. I need honor and love in my life from somebody who's playing for keeps. LeAnn Rimes distancehonorcommitment I went through that stage every teenager goes through: Who am I? What am I? Where do I fit in? In my case I had to deal with newspapers saying I looked fat or tired or my hair was a mess. People always criticize: they either love you, or they don't. But you have to block that out and concentrate on the work. And I feel I am doing good work, and I'm finally getting to see who I really am. LeAnn Rimes teenagerblocklove-you Even listening to a lot of other music inspires me, too. Like I'll find something and be like, "I love this group!" And I want to write something that's kind of like this. LeAnn Rimes listeningwritinginspire Hopefully people will grow with me, because I'm definitely not going to be stuck in one place all my life. LeAnn Rimes stuckgrowspeople I needed to become something besides the star everybody had built me up to be. LeAnn Rimes builtstarsneeded What I enjoy most about going out on stage is seeing all my fans react to my music. LeAnn Rimes stagegoing-outfans I'll get into conversations with other people, and all of a sudden they will say something that sparks that... either the titles to me, or just the conversation itself will spark an idea for a song. LeAnn Rimes songpeopleideas
