Diana DeGarmo Quotes

"If you see me, I'm always wearing black and pink. If I don't have it on, I at least have something that's black and pink. For instance, like, a bracelet or something."

"I have a very voluptuous rear, I have a J. Lo butt and I'm proud of it!"

"I'm planning to be the youngest contestant in the Top 32, and I'm planning to be the youngest person in the Top 10..."

"When I found out I was in the finals I about had a heart attack I did this whole speechless thing and for me that is a really big thing cause I am a talker."

"At school my nickname is the National Anthem girl."

"I've been doing this sort of thing my entire life. It's my love, it's my passion, it's what I do day in and day out. I eat, sleep, and breathe music and singing."

"Because I came in second place, it makes me want to work harder"

I grew up listening to
Patsy Cline. I was a huge Patsy Cline fan. I still am. Even though she's considered country, I think of her more as a blues singer. She's got a great blues voice and she has such an amazing story, which I always loved. I knew her entire greatest hits album backwards, forwards and inside out. My mother would try and skip over some of the songs to make the tape shorter and I'd go, "Hey, you missed one! You missed one!"

I have found that the best thing to do in life is to look forward to the future and not dwell on the past. We all have problems. We can use them as an excuse or a stepping stone, but how we handle them is what sets us apart as human beings. Life is a giant school, and what we do with those lessons is up to us.