"There are no shortcuts, in the end, to learning how to be a parent. I'm sure I've made mistakes, and there are probably many things I will continue to try doing better."
"But if one thing could stand out to me as something no book could have prepared me for, it's the way your heart explodes over and over, in the best way possible, from the first moment you meet your child and every time after they begin revealing their personality as they grow."
"Now I have a family at home, and they need me. But instead of feeling like I've had to choose between one and the other, having a child has really helped me reorganize my time and give everything I do more purpose — it's brought more discipline and structure to my life, which have contributed to an overall feeling of balance."
"It's one of the most difficult things I've done in my life. I've been on the most challenging stages performing in front of really demanding audiences and I've been meeting with world leaders who sometimes make you a little bit apprehensive, but nothing has made me so self-conscious as being a mom. Every day I wonder if I'm doing the right thing. I just want to improve in the job, the hardest job on earth."