Leona Lewis Quotes & Sayings

#1. I'm a vegetarian. I don't eat animals, so I won't wear them.

#2. People have been kind enough to compare me to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. I think it's amazing that they even put my name in the same sentence.

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#3. I may not be loud but that doesn't mean I'm not strong within myself. My mum and dad instilled in me to stand up for what I believe in - and I do.

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#4. Diamonds are supposed to be a girl's best friend but it's impossible to know for sure where they have come from so I find it is safer just to avoid them altogether.

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#5. I'd always been quite quiet growing up, and singing was a way of having a voice.

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#6. I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.

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#7. I know how to look after myself.

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#8. I was the only one at stage school who wasn't white.

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#9. I'll never go against my morals.

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#10. Would ask me, what do you want to be when you're older? and I'd be like, a singer, and they'd be like, what do you really want to be? and I'd be like, oh, I really want to be a singer.

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#11. I'm not annoying in relationships! I'm great!

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#12. I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

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#13. People don't really know me at all.

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#14. I'm trying to stay as healthy as possible but there's no pressure to be really skinny. No. That's just a bit wrong.

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#15. I'm not a loud, extravagant person; I'm never going to be that and, to be honest, I don't want to be like that.

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#16. David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me.

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#17. I'm totally against animal cruelty. I don't have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products.

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#18. I believe I could have had a career in the music industry without 'X Factor,' but it was an amazing platform that propelled me to where I am now.

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#19. For me, love is happiness and inspiration.

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#20. I trust every single person around me, and if I feel even a whiff of uncertainty I won't have that person around me.

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#21. I love nature and enjoy learning new skills.

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#22. I don't mind letting people in a little bit, but I have learned from the past not to talk too much about my relationships and to keep things as private as possible.

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#23. A lot of people can have a lot of different influences, everyone can be compared in some way to someone whether they are from 60 years ago or more recent.

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#24. I really love getting hot stone massages. They really help me relax and it's so soothing for your muscles.

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#25. I don't have many famous friends, really, except Simon Cowell.

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#26. I could hang with horses all day.

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#27. I'm quite curvy and I just try and exercise whenever I can. I don't do anything hardcore as I'm just not that dedicated.

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#28. All my friends I've known since I was really little.

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#29. I do love a bit of fashion. I grew up around a lot of it as my mum and dad had clothing stores so my mum was always designing a lot, and I definitely had that as an influence.

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#30. I don't get involved in record label politics.

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#31. In my life, I've dealt with tragedy.

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#32. My dad is such a good man. You know how when you are a child you think your dad is invincible? Well, I still think that - he is so wise and everything I do I ask my dad's advice about first.

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#33. I think it's always important to be vigilant of what you're doing and aware of your surroundings.

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#34. I am definitely an individual.

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#35. I try not to diet because it never really works for me, if I tell myself I can't eat something then I tend to want to eat everything in sight.

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#36. I am vegetarian, so I don't have clothes, shoes or bags made from leather or suede or any animal products. Shoes are hard to find. These are fake Uggs. And I've got a pair of vintage boots, which are PVC.

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#37. I hate the thought of animals being killed just for our pleasure

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#38. Unless the radio is on, I am usually listening to stuff that is very different to what I do.

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#39. I hate having my hair cut so I try not to.

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#40. I never dress to shock.

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#41. Overall, I'm quite good with how I spend my cashola.

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#42. Sometimes I think I want to get 'hair and make up' every day, but that's just not possible.

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#43. A part of me feels like I was an animal in my past life that wasn't treated very nicely.

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#44. I don't think I have the right to give someone advice when I don't know them.

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#45. I like someone who can take the reins, who knows what they want and is strong with me.

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#46. My private life is the most precious thing to me.

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#47. I usually dream of melodies. When I wake up I have them in my head. I usually come up with things in the middle of the night because that's when my mind is the quietest. I always have my tape recorder, pen and pad by my bed just in case.

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#48. I don't like going out where it's really, really crowded.

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#49. I'd love to do a film like 'Chicago.' Something musical because I've obviously come from that background.

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#50. My mum is my best friend.

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#51. I get such lovely gifts from fans ... amazing pictures, handmade jewellery. I'm very lucky!

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#52. I don't really read the tabloids, and you never know if what's being printed is true or not.

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#53. I would love to sing opera.

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#54. Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.

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#55. When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd turn down the music and turn around and I'd be singing and know all of the words but I didn't even know how to talk. From then on I've always wanted to be a singer.

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#56. The most important thing to me is to give something back to my parents, because they've done so much for me throughout my life.

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#57. Since there's no more you and me. It's time I let you go so I Can Be Free.

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#58. People write music, and the music is out there for people to interpret it how they want to.

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#59. I love horseback riding. I still do it.

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#60. To win the X Factor would mean the world to me and my family. I'd buy mum and dad a house and then I think I would buy myself a car and have a little shopping trip.

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#61. My parents have always done what they've loved, and they've had many different careers.

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#62. If I can inspire people by showing that following a dream by working hard and being determined is possible, it's amazing.

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#63. It takes bravery to end a relationship.

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#64. My friends are the ones I've had since primary school. They're really cool and such a good bunch of people. They came to every one of my gigs before all of this happened, you know; they were there in the smoky pubs, wherever.

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#65. I'm very strong creatively, in my music.

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#66. I think it's really hard being in a boy band. There's a lot of dynamics.

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#67. I want all of my songs to do well whether I've written them or not.

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#68. I love Thandie Newton. I love her fashion sense as she is just really classic.

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#69. I was at a really low point, thinking of going to university and doing a course because the music thing just wasn't happening for me. But I went on the show and ...

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#70. At the end of the day, you should take every opportunity that comes your way.

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#71. I feel like I've lived quite a sheltered life, like my mom and dad were quite protective of me.

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#72. Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
Even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
Quickly I'm learning to love again
All I know is I'mma be ok

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#73. The part of London where I grew up has the highest crime rates in the country.

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#74. I'd love to be on 'Glee.' I'd love to play a rebel. Be a real biker chick in leather and covered in tattoos.

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#75. I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.

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#76. I think when people see that you are shy, or even just calm, collected and reserved, they think you can be pushed around, made to do everything they want - but that's definitely not true of me. The people closest to me know that's not the case. They know I'm not a pushover.

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#77. It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people.

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#78. I've still kind of maintained a low profile but people still kind of recognize you and will come up to you, and that's taken a bit of getting used to.

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#79. Fear and pain and suffering is not OK for any being to feel intentionally at the hands of us.

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#80. Love is a very powerful emotion and when a break-up is unexpected, it's very hard to get over.

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#81. Don't care about all the pain in front of me, cause I'm just trying to be happy.

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#82. Obviously, a long-distance relationship is hard. But, like anything worth having, you make it work.

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#83. I'm glad I was never in a band.

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#84. I'm really not that confident!

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#85. Oh my gosh! I can't tell you the number of times people have put autotune on my voice, and I'm like, 'Please take it off!' You don't even sound human; it makes you sound like a robot!

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#86. I call myself a vegetarian with vegan tendencies.

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#87. Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.

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#88. I went to Clive Davis' Grammy party and I nearly spontaneously combusted because everyone on my iPod was there!

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#89. I suffer from arachnophobia. I don't mind the tiny spiders so much, it's the ones with their legs covered in thick hair.

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#90. Music TV in the U.K. is disappearing. 'Top Of The Pops,' 'CD:UK' and shows like that have gone, and it's bringing down the music industry. We should do as much as we can to keep our music TV and producers need to be more willing to accommodate live music.

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#91. I have my best ideas when I am alone.

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#92. I can't remember who told me but I was advised early on not to Google myself or read things about myself ... I don't read a lot but get the gist of what's been said from friends and family. It's good to avoid it if you want to be normal person.

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