Leona Lewis quotes

People will always show their true selves in the end.
-- Leona Lewis

#Self #People #Ends

I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.
-- Leona Lewis

#Trying #Looks #Sides

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

#Dream #People #Inspire

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

#Pain #Trying #Care

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Thinking #Names #People

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

#Mom #Dad #Feels

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Believe #Careers #Platforms

I call myself a vegetarian with vegan tendencies.
-- Leona Lewis

#Vegetarian #Vegan #Tendencies

I don't get involved in record label politics.
-- Leona Lewis

#Labels #Records #Get Involved

I don't have many famous friends, really, except Simon Cowell.
-- Leona Lewis

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

#Tabloids #Printed

I dont hate L.A. There's a very beautiful side to it; it's scenic, and I can go horse riding.
-- Leona Lewis

#Beautiful #Horse #Hate

I love a beautiful gown on stage, and luckily I've been fortunate to wear some amazing dresses.
-- Leona Lewis

#Beautiful #Dresses #Gowns

I love horseback riding. I still do it.
-- Leona Lewis

#Riding #Horseback Riding #Horseback

People write music, and the music is out there for people to interpret it how they want to.
-- Leona Lewis

#Writing #People #Want

I like someone who can take the reins, who knows what they want and is strong with me.
-- Leona Lewis

#Strong #Want #Reins

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...
-- Leona Lewis

#Thinking #Lows #Shows

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. I don't show off or boast, and it's pointless to think I'm going to be any different.
-- Leona Lewis

#Thinking #Different #Want

I am, and always will be, proud to be a Hackney girl.
-- Leona Lewis

#Girl #Hackney #Proud

I am definitely an individual.
-- Leona Lewis

#Individual

I am a whole lot of trouble.
-- Leona Lewis

#Trouble

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

#Thinking #Important #Surroundings

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

#Relationship #Distance #Long

I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.
-- Leona Lewis

#Upset #Cry #Sensitive

At the end of the day, you should take every opportunity that comes your way.
-- Leona Lewis

#Opportunity #The End Of The Day #Way

I get such lovely gifts from fans... amazing pictures, handmade jewellery. I'm very lucky!
-- Leona Lewis

#Lovely #Fans #Lucky

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

#Feels #Single Person #Persons

It takes bravery to end a relationship.
-- Leona Lewis

#Bravery #Ends

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Giving #Parent #Important

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Thinking #People #Shy

For me, love is happiness and inspiration.
-- Leona Lewis

#Inspiration #Love Is

Fear and pain and suffering is not OK for any being to feel intentionally at the hands of us.
-- Leona Lewis

#Pain #Hands #Suffering

Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.
-- Leona Lewis

#Want #Performers

David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me.
-- Leona Lewis

#Influence #Intriguing #Bigs

Animal testing is needless, especially in cosmetics.
-- Leona Lewis

#Animal #Cosmetics #Animal Testing

All my friends I've known since I was really little.
-- Leona Lewis

#Littles

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

#Animal #Past #Feels

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#School #People #Gigs

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Strong #Dad #Believe

Since there's no more you and me. It's time I let you go so I Can Be Free.
-- Leona Lewis

#Teenage #Teenage Love #Letting You Go

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

#Maturity #Age #Looks

I don't like going out where it's really, really crowded.
-- Leona Lewis

#Going Out

I'm a vegetarian. I don't eat animals, so I won't wear them.
-- Leona Lewis

#Animal #Vegetarian

I love nature and enjoy learning new skills.
-- Leona Lewis

#Skills #Enjoy #Nature Love

I definitely keep myself secret.
-- Leona Lewis

#Secret

I could hang with horses all day.
-- Leona Lewis

#Horse

Unless the radio is on, I am usually listening to stuff that is very different to what I do.
-- Leona Lewis

#Listening #Different #Radio

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

#Musical #Chicago #Film

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Sight #Trying #Want

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Healthy #Trying #Pressure

I have my best ideas when I am alone.
-- Leona Lewis

#Ideas

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Wise #Children #Dad

I love music but, of course, I'd choose love over that.
-- Leona Lewis

#Music Love #I Love Music

My mum is my best friend.
-- Leona Lewis

#Best Friend #My Best Friend #Mum

I'd always been quite quiet growing up, and singing was a way of having a voice.
-- Leona Lewis

#Growing Up #Voice #Singing

I've had tonsilitis and I'm not sure if I can sing on Saturday [whilst out on the town in the West End]
-- Leona Lewis

#West #Towns #Ends

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Years #People #Different

There are so many songs I've recorded, only to hear other people singing them. It happens all the time.
-- Leona Lewis

#Song #People #Singing

The part of London where I grew up has the highest crime rates in the country.
-- Leona Lewis

#Country #London #Crime

Overall, I'm quite good with how I spend my cashola.
-- Leona Lewis

My private life is the most precious thing to me.
-- Leona Lewis

#Life Is #Precious Things #Private Life

In my life, I've dealt with tragedy.
-- Leona Lewis

#Tragedy

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

#Animal #Clothes #Shoes

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Tattoo #Real #Play

I would like to be a positive force for young girls.
-- Leona Lewis

#Girl #Force #Young

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Google #Family And Friends #Normal

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Dream #Night #Mind

I went to Clive Davis' Grammy party and I nearly spontaneously combusted because everyone on my iPod was there!
-- Leona Lewis

#Party #Ipods #Grammy

I hate the thought of animals being killed just for our pleasure
-- Leona Lewis

#Hate #Animal #I Hate

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Want #Singers #Ask Me

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Animal #Vintage #Shoes

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

#Relax #Massage #Hot

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Girl #Impossible #Diamond

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!
-- Leona Lewis

#Numbers #Voice #People

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Cds #Tvs #Needs

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.
-- Leona Lewis

#Taken #People #Kind

I think it's really hard being in a boy band. There's a lot of dynamics.
-- Leona Lewis

#Boys #Thinking #Band